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One of the most common ways NBA players describe the league is that it’s a “brotherhood”. On the court, the players are hell-bent on destroying each other and being the champion. Off the court, though, these players are close to each other. Many of them consider each other friends, and have a ton of respect […]

The Phoenix Suns are hoping for the best in terms of a Devin Booker return from injury. The Suns were outclassed by the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday in a 122-119 loss that might have been a ‘W’ if Booker had played. A crucial officiating error doomed the Suns down the stretch. Durant criticized ‘non-athletes’ […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are winless in two games versus LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA regular season following their 122-119 home loss to the LakeShow Friday night. Making that loss even harder to accept for Phoenix and its fans is the league’s admission following the contest that […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is having none of the latest criticism thrown at him and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. As he has done in the past, he took to social media to respond to the naysayers taking issue on everything they do. On Friday, the Suns and Lakers played each other for […]

The Phoenix Suns have been ravaged by injuries to begin the 2023-24 campaign. Kevin Durant has been their only star consistently healthy, with both Bradley Beal and Devin Booker already missing time. That’s a big reason they’re just 4-5 to start the season. Friday’s loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers marked another […]

The old guard of the NBA is slowly fading away. The last bastions of the NBA during the 2010s are starting to age. Players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are nearing the end of their careers. Because of that, it’s always special to see two such players go up against each other. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have limped to a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 season based on the princely sum of talent they acquired this past offseason. An injury to team centerpiece Anthony Davis has caused a tremendous amount of stress for the team heading into its in-season tournament showdown vs. the Phoenix Suns. A trade […]

Since 2007, Kevin Durant has played for five (if you include the shift from Seattle to Oklahoma City) different teams over his career. He’s won an MVP, NBA championships, and bounced back from a gruesome injury all with different teams, but regardless of which team he plays for, he’s always been unstoppable on offense. Today, […]

Bradley Beal finally made his much-anticipated regular season debut for the Phoenix Suns, immediately slotting into the starting lineup in place of Eric Gordon to give Kevin Durant a bonafide co-star in the midst of Devin Booker’s lower-body injury-related absence. Beal, however, did not have the best of nights in his return to the hardwood. […]

With Bradley Beal back from injury, the Phoenix Suns were better equipped to take care of business easily against the Chicago Bulls, especially when Kevin Durant has been playing at such a high level. However, in the NBA, there is no such thing as an easy game. The Bulls stuck the course for the entire […]

The Phoenix Suns are expected to be a favorite to win the NBA championship. The Suns also have a chance to win the inaugural in-season tournament. Here’s what Kevin Durant said about the #Suns’ purple court for the in-season tournament. pic.twitter.com/JC2hKUoTPr — Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) October 31, 2023 Phoenix has three of the NBA’s best […]

The Phoenix Suns have one of their best teams in franchise history on the floor this season. 41 point masterclass from Kevin Durant. #Washed pic.twitter.com/XA9GinrDdw — LEEZUS (@AndrewLeezus) November 6, 2023 Unfortunately for them, they have not been able to play at full strength to date. The Suns have Kevin Durant, who is averaging the […]

The Phoenix Suns are considered a favorite to win the 2023-24 NBA championship. The Suns have three of the best scorers in the league with Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker. But the team has not had all three of those players on the floor in a regular-season game. Health Durant is the only […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns snapped their recent losing streak of three games with a 120-106 road victory over the Detroit Pistons. Once again playing without star teammates Bradley Beal and Devin Booker, Durant was brilliant against Detroit, pouring in 41 points despite playing on the second night (or afternoon in […]

The NBA season is in full swing and we’re already seeing Phoenix Suns’ star Kevin Durant take the driver’s seat in leading his team through the Western Conference. He’s been consistently lacing up his newest Nike KD 16 model that released before the season, but that hasn’t stopped Nike from bringing back some of his […]

The Phoenix Suns are going to have to wait a little longer to get one of their superstars back from injury. Guard Devin Booker is out for a game Sunday against the Detroit Pistons, per Suns reporter Duane Rankin. Booker is battling a right calf strain. The Suns are also going to be without Bradley […]

The Phoenix Suns lost 112-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday in a game that highlighted concerns Kevin Durant and Devin Booker’s team has moving forward. Suns Coach Frank Vogel explained why team star Devin Booker did not play in the key early season contest. Eric Gordon had 13 points in Booker’s absence and Durant […]

Devin Booker isn’t playing Saturday versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel revealed the reason for Booker’s absence prior to the game, per Sam DiGiovanni of ClutchPoints. “He had some soreness in the ankle,” Vogel said. “And, quick turnaround. I mean this, this tip-off is 36 hours from when the game ended […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament is set to begin on Friday. The Golden State Warriors will battle the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday, and a current star player who is very familiar with both teams will deliver takes on the game. Kevin Durant, who is currently on the Phoenix Suns, is set to be a special guest […]

After an offseason that felt like an eternity, the NBA is finally back, and the first couple weeks of action have not disappointed. One of the biggest storylines in the game right now is Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Because of his size and incredible athleticism, Wembanyama is one of the most unique […]

The Phoenix Suns have owned the San Antonio Spurs, beating their Western Conference counterparts nine straight times entering the 2023-24 NBA campaign — but that narrative is being rewritten by Victor Wembanyama. The Spurs have beaten the Suns twice already this season, highlighted by a thrilling 132-121 victory at the Footprint Center on Thursday night. […]

The modern era of the NBA has been shaped but a lot of amazing guards. It has been recently with the rise of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and Joel Embiid that big men have gotten their due recognition again. Victor Wembanyama is the next great player up. He is starting to prove it during the […]

Phoenix Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant has shot down recent comparisons to San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Although both players have skinny frames and superior athleticism, KD feels Wemby will blaze his own trail in the league, per Sorare NBA’s Rob Perez. pic.twitter.com/ZGGaTjWo2s — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 3, 2023 “Yeah, I don’t […]

When the San Antonio Spurs drafted Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, many believed that it would take time for the 19-year old Frenchman to develop into one of the most impactful players in the league, citing issues with efficiency and issues with dealing with physicality. But on Thursday […]

To call Victor Wembanyama a super rookie is an understatement these days. He is breathing new life into the San Antonio Spurs franchise like how Tim Duncan and David Robinson did. The star center had led his team to wins against loaded teams already despite it being early in the season. They once again faced […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns lost their showdown with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday after Victor Wembanyama and co. staged a wild 20-point comeback. However, it isn’t without controversy, with many fans believing that the Spurs’ final shot of the game shouldn’t have happened in the first place because Durant was fouled. In […]

He’s good for one or two every game. OK, he’s probably good for three or four of them. Actually, he’s good for five – seemingly every outing. And so we present our daily dose of the five ‘Woah!’ and ‘What did I just see’ moments of the latest Victor Wembanyama performance of his fledgling NBA […]

The San Antonio Spurs defied not just expectations but algorithms that were rooting against them. This first matchup between Victor Wembanyama and Kevin Durant’s Phoenix Suns came out as a legendary battle with the result in favor of the rookie. Frank Vogel just could not pull away because of the coaching brilliance in the Texas […]

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has weighed in on the NBA future of San Antonio Spurs rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Durant shared his thoughts after the Spurs’ improbable 115-114 win over the Suns on Tuesday. “Yeah, he’s a unique player. He’s going to be a force in this league for a long time. Once he […]

Kevin Durant is a lot of things on the basketball court but one that fits him perfectly is scoring machine. There is no denying that the Phoenix Suns forward is one of the greatest scorers in the history of the NBA, and he showed that again Tuesday night when he poured in 26 points on 12-for-19 […]

In what may have been the best game of the young NBA season so far, the Phoenix Suns suffered a stunning loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, getting outscored 33-14 in the fourth quarter to fall 115-114. The loss was the result of a controversial play at the end of regulation, when […]

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs looked outclassed for the majority of their Tuesday night battle against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. The Suns led by double digits for the majority of the game, all the while Wembanyama was having his fair share of struggles in putting the ball through the hoop. But […]

There are going to be some rough times for the still-raw Victor Wembanyama, as is evident by him missing his first five field goal attempts in the San Antonio Spurs’ road game versus the Phoenix Suns. But there will also be moments when the rookie leaves jaws on the floor with his supreme skill. Kevin […]

It’s always a treat when two of the best players on the floor, even if they don’t play the same position, end up being matched against each other. It becomes an even greater delight to watch when those players take on each other in isolation. On Tuesday night, that’s exactly what Phoenix Suns star and […]

It didn’t take long for Kevin Durant to team Victor Wembanyama a valuable lesson during the first NBA matchup. Switched onto the rookie sensation in the first minute of Tuesday’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, Durant summarily cut off Wembanyama’s drive before swiping down at the ball for an easy steal. […]

On Tuesday evening, the Phoenix Suns will take on the San Antonio Spurs for what will be the team’s second home game of the year. The game will mark the first career matchup between Spurs’ rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama and Suns’ living legend Kevin Durant, and recently, it was revealed that Durant was actually Wembanyama’s […]

The collective fascination with Victor Wembanyama centers on his combination of size, sharpness and skills. The game’s greatest big men have often featured fantastic footwork with their size, or amazing athleticism for their frame, or supreme skills (shooting, passing) despite their length. However, at 7-foot-3 at least, none have combined the agility, ball handling and […]

The NBA season is officially underway and the second-week slate carries on with a Western Conference showdown between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. Our NBA odds series continues with a Spurs-Suns prediction and pick. On Sunday night, the San Antonio Spurs were rocked by the Los Angeles Clippers. In rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama’s first road […]

There aren’t many players like Kevin Durant who come around to Phoenix. I’m sorry I didn’t make that clear. The Suns are a favorite team of mine. I grew up watching Steve Nash, Amar’e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion and struggled to dribble a basketball with my left hand until about eighth grade. Let’s make that […]