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The Phoenix Suns are trying to remain optimistic in light of the NBA’s league-wide suspension. For general manager James Jones, that means looking at the roster and gauging which players now have extra time to get healthy for the final stretch. Jones said he is “excited” at the prospect of potential returns from the likes […]

Phoenix Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is set to be sidelined at least four weeks following successful knee surgery, according to The New York Times’ Marc Stein. The Suns have announced that Kelly Oubre will be sidelined at least four weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. will undergo surgery to repair his torn meniscus, according to Arizona Sports. Oubre Jr. had sought a second opinion before electing for surgery. A timeline for his recovery isn’t known yet, but an update could come on Wednesday. However, it’s probably safe to assume the injury will sideline Oubre […]

Phoenix Suns All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker says Kelly Oubre Jr.’s meniscus tear was a “tough break” for the team. Oubre could miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus in his right knee. “Obviously a tough break for us, especially when our team just got (nearly) 100 percent healthy,” Booker said, via […]

The Phoenix Suns have looked for possible buyout candidates or free-agent additions to replace small forward Kelly Oubre Jr., according to ESPN. Oubre could miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus in his right knee: The Suns have looked for possible buyout candidates or free-agent additions to replace Oubre, with the expectation […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is dealing with a right knee injury at the moment. Suns head coach Monty Williams told reporters on Wednesday he believes Oubre is getting multiple opinions on his knee, which means surgery could be on the table: Monty Williams believes Kelly Oubre Jr. is getting "opinions" with his knee […]

The Orlando Magic and other unnamed teams have made NBA trade pitches to the Phoenix Suns for wing Kelly Oubre, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. However, Stein notes that the Suns have not been moved by any of the offers, and with the trade deadline closing in, rival clubs are running […]

The Phoenix Suns are fielding trade calls on Kelly Oubre with 22 hours and change to go before the NBA trade deadline, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Oubre signed a two-year, $30 million contract to stay with the Suns this past summer. Phoenix acquired Oubre from the Washington Wizards last season in the […]

The Phoenix Suns will be without small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. on Thursday when they take on the New York Knicks. The Suns say Oubre is in the concussion protocol. Kelly Oubre Jr. is in concussion protocol and is out for Thursday's game in New York against the Knicks. — Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) January 15, […]

Just when you thought Anthony Davis had the “dunk of the night” citation cornered with his poster lob over the Phoenix Suns’ Aron Baynes, his teammate Kelly Oubre had payback in mind. Kelly Oubre wasn’t taking the dunk over their center sitting down as he quickly turned on the jets into the teeth of the […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is certainly not earning himself some fans in Oregon after his shenanigans against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Monday. The 6’8″ lanky swingman first got the ire of the crowd when he shoved Blazers’ superstar Damian Lillard to the ground right before halftime. After torching […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is usually a cool cat on the court, but he showed some emotion against the Phoenix Suns at Moda Center on Monday. Dame Dolla came running to an official with two minutes left in the first half after he was pushed to the deck by the Suns forward Kelly […]

After Phoenix Suns wing Kelly Oubre Jr. put Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George on a poster in the beginning of their Tuesday night matchup, the six-time NBA All-Star made sure to get his revenge. After stealing a pass from Oubre at the top of the key in the second quarter, George found himself with […]

The Phoenix Suns certainly started Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers with a bang. For their first points of the night, Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. collected a pass from DeAndre Ayton, shedded off Patrick Beverley and put Paul George on a poster with an emphatic one-hand slam. SHEESH, Kelly Oubre Jr. 😯#RisePHX […]

NBA officials are quick to award technical fouls for taunting these days, but it didn’t stop Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside and Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. from showing some fire in their match-up at the Talking Stick Resort Arena on Monday. The pair figured in a “taunt-off” in the dying minutes of […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. made sure the New Orleans Pelicans did not have one last run in them, as he emphatically rejected Lonzo Ball’s breakaway dunk attempt in overtime of their game at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday. With the Suns up 135-129 with 1:15 left in the extra period, Ball thought […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram are both having tremendous seasons so far, but the former certainly got the better of the latter in this play. At the 8:20 mark of the first quarter match between the Suns and Pels at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday, Oubre […]

Denver Nuggets’ back-up center Mason Plumlee is a decent rim protector, but Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. remains unfazed as he took it right to him in this amazing play. In the Suns’ home game versus the visiting Nuggets on Sunday, the lanky 6’7 swingman used a couple of nice crossovers to escape the […]

Brooklyn Nets’ center DeAndre Jordan made it clear that he is not a fan of Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr.’s antics. The 11-year NBA vet took offense of the young forward’s extracurricular gestures in the Nets’ game versus the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. With under a minute left until the half, Oubre drove hard […]

Golden State Warriors center Willie Cauley-Stein — who played with Devin Booker at the University of Kentucky — had high praise for the duo of Booker and Kelly Oubre Jr. ahead of Golden State’s clash with the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night (per Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic): “Those two got the most confidence in […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was handed a $10,000 fine by the NBA on Sunday following what was discovered to be “inappropriate language” directed at a referee during Friday’s overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets, per USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt on Twitter. NBA fines Suns F Kelly Oubre $10,000 for directing inappropriate language […]

Phoenix Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. started feeling pain in his right wrist when taking physicals before training camp started. As a result, Oubre is unsure if he’ll play in the Suns’ preseason opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. The good news is that Oubre is no longer wearing a brace/splint on his […]

The Phoenix Suns are going to miss their promising swingmen Kelly Oubre Jr. and Mikal Bridges for at least a week, the team reported via Gina Mizell of The Athletic. #Suns injury updates, including some official diagnoses: Nasal fracture for Aron Baynes, wrist tendinitis for Kelly Oubre and a knee bone bruise for Mikal Bridges. […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. takes a lot of pride in his defense and he wants to see some results this upcoming season. Per Evan Sidery of Bright Side of the Sun, Oubre reportedly has his sights set on winning Defensive Player of the Year and earning a spot of the All-Defense Team. “I’m […]

Phoenix Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is dealing with some discomfort in his right hand. The 23-year-old small forward had a brace/splint on his right hand and didn’t participate in the team’s scrimmage on Wednesday. No update from Williams on Oubre. Said there’s no timetable. Wouldn’t go beyond “discomfort” again. Bridges is a knee […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is in the midst of a legal battle involving his ex-girlfriend for custody of his dogs. This is no laughing matter, with the 23-year-old’s former beau apparently holding his two dogs hostage. TMZ Sports provides us with the details of this rather peculiar case involving the 6-foot-7 small forward […]

In true “Hoodie Melo” fashion, Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is introducing everyone to his offseason alter ego — “Beanie Kelly.” Yes. You read that right. During one of Chris Brickley’s famed offseason runs that feature NBA players, Oubre can be seen rocking the headpiece, comfortably dunking and shooting his way against James Harden, […]

Phoenix Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was teammates with Dwight Howard on the Washington Wizards last season for a little bit before the Wizards traded the lefty to the Suns in the Trevor Ariza deal. Oubre Jr. says Howard was a good teammate in Washington, but admits the big man was a “little distant” […]

Let’s call a spade a spade: the Phoenix Suns are a disaster. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2010, they haven’t won 30 games since 2015, they collected just 19 victories this past season and their front office doesn’t seem to have a clue. The more things change around the rest of the league, the […]

Kelly Oubre of the Phoenix Suns expressed his excitement to play, as well as learn Spanish from new teammate Ricky Rubio. Per Cody Cunningham of nba.com, Oubre noted that they now have a ‘true point guard’ in Rubio. He added that he’s seen Rubio’s growth as a player over the years. But apart from basketball, […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams said that Kelly Oubre Jr. was one of the reasons why he was thrilled to accept the coaching offer from the franchise. Williams turned down an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers earlier in the offseason and chose the Arizona-based organization. The new Phoenix coach said that he was […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. believes the “sky’s the limit” for the Phoenix Suns. Oubre signed a two-year, $30 million contract to stay with the Suns. The lefty is excited to build Phoenix into a winner. Kelly Oubre Jr. on returning to the #Suns: "It's a young core. The sky's the limit for us. To be a […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. is looking forward to becoming one of the cornerstones of the Phoenix Suns after agreeing to a new deal with the team this offseason. Oubre signed a two-year contract worth $30 million to stay in Phoenix. According to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 Phoenix, the 23-year-old envisions himself as one of […]

Restricted free agent Kelly Oubre Jr. will stay with the Phoenix Suns after agreeing to a two-year, $30 million deal. Restricted free agent Kelly Oubre Jr., has agreed to a two-year, $30M deal to stay with the Phoenix Suns, agent Nima Namakian of @BDA_Sports tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 11, 2019 According to […]

The Phoenix Suns made their trade with the Memphis Grizzlies to put themselves in a better position to re-sign small forward Kelly Oubre Jr., according to David Aldridge of The Athletic. Oubre is a restricted free agent, meaning he can sign an offer sheet with another team if he wants to. Then the Suns would […]

The Phoenix Suns have extended a $4.9 million qualifying offer to forward Kelly Oubre Jr., making him a restricted free agent, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This move was an expected one, and one that had to come quickly as several teams are expected to vie for Oubre’s services as a capable three-and-D prospect. Oubre […]

With a penchant for doing so, it only makes sense that the Phoenix Suns made some interesting moves both leading up to and during the NBA draft. The first of these moves came hours before the draft and saw Phoenix ship out forward T.J. Warren to the Indiana Pacers. The move included the no. 32 […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. posted a cryptic message on Twitter, generating speculations about his future. Oubre will be a restricted free agent after the 2018-19 NBA season. The 23-year-old posted a line on Twitter, talking about the business side of things in the league. “Never take it personally, it’s whatever when we handlin’ […]

The Phoenix Suns will prioritize the signing of restricted free agent Kelly Oubre Jr., according to Shams Charania of The Athletic; a player they received in exchange for veteran Trevor Ariza upon trading him prior to the deadline. Oubre averaged 20.2 points per game in 12 starts for the Suns during their best stretch of […]