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When LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, his goal was to etch his name in the lore of one of the most iconic American sports franchises. He did so alongside Anthony Davis in 2020, when they won the Lakers’ 17th championship. Regardless of opinions about the NBA Bubble, this is still a […]

After the Phoenix Suns pursued Kevin Durant before last season’s trade deadline, it was evident they were going all-in on the duo of Durant and Devin Booker to bring them to the Promise Land. For an organization without any championships, it is understandable to be desperate to claim the elusive crown. The Suns were even […]

After a shocking first-round sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns head into the NBA offseason with more questions than answer surrounding their top-heavy roster that’s headed by Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal. The Suns are locked into their top six players, but need to figure things out from […]

A lot of vitriol has been directed towards the Phoenix Suns after getting mopped by the Minnesota Timberwolves in this year’s NBA Playoffs. No one has taken more hits than their big three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. They will take up a majority of the team’s cap space for the foreseeable […]

There weren’t many positive developments for the Brooklyn Nets to sell to their fanbase during the 2023-24 season. They finally got one Sunday, with the Phoenix Suns imploding during a first-round sweep against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Nets gambled against the Suns’ future when they traded Kevin Durant at last year’s deadline. General manager Sean […]

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is known as The Sports Guy for good reason. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone else in sports media who could effortlessly nail cross-sport comparisons with the regularity that BS does, and this comparison for Phoenix Suns’ forward Kevin Durant may be some of his best work yet. On the latest […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns were swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs. According to a recent report, Durant was not content with his role in Phoenix. As a result of the sweep and rumors, Durant’s future with the Suns has become uncertain. Betonline recently released odds for […]

Rumors are already swirling after the Phoenix Suns were swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Kevin Durant was reportedly not content with his role on the team. Frank Vogel is rumored to be on the hot seat. And now Stephen A. Smith is linking Devin Booker to New […]

The Phoenix Suns were defeated in Game 4 of their first round playoff series 122-116 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. As a result, Phoenix was swept by Minnesota. It was a frustrating way to end the season for the Suns. Phoenix built a contending roster around superstars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. Additionally, the […]

There were high hopes for the Phoenix Suns entering the 2023-24 NBA season. After all, they formed a scary new Big Three  in the NBA when they acquired star shooting guard Bradley Beal last summer via a blockbuster trade with the Washington Wizards. Beal joining the duo of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker was supposed […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves made franchise history on Sunday night. For the first time in the Wolves’ 35-year history, Minnesota has swept an opponent. The dominant 4-0 series sweep of the Phoenix Suns came in convincing fashion as the Wolves’ collection of role players and dominant stars all played incredibly well. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jaden McDaniels […]

Kevin Durant may be Anthony Edwards’ favorite player, but that won’t stop the competitiveness from flowing within the young Minnesota Timberwolves star. On Sunday, Edwards and his team prevailed in Game 4 to complete a first-round series sweep of the Phoenix Suns. The 6-foot-4 guard finished the game with 40 points, nine rebounds, six assists […]

After securing a season sweep of the Minnesota Timberwolves and avoiding the NBA Play-In Tournament with a final-day-of-the-season win, the Phoenix Suns rolled into the NBA Playoffs with some semblance of momentum and what many viewed as an edge over their Round 1 opponent. By the time the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs began, the […]

The Phoenix Suns entered 2023-2024 with sky-high expectations of maximizing their team strengths, which include the bountiful scoring of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal among others. Now, three games into their series with the younger and hungrier Minnesota Timberwolves, fans everywhere are crying “uncle” and talking hurriedly about a changing of the guard […]

The Golden State Warriors were eliminated from the 2024 play-in tournament after suffering a blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings. Wacky things can happen in the play-in tournament, but this is still a shocking fall from grace for a team that won the NBA Finals less than two years ago. It’s also demoralizing for a […]

The Phoenix Suns are down 0-3 to the Minnesota Timberwolves and their championship hopes are looking bleak. It’s been a huge disappointment so far this postseason and the fans have let them know about it. After Game 3, Kevin Durant opened up about the booing he and his teammates have received. Surprisingly enough, Durant sided […]

Even before Anthony Edwards’ 36-point performance in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 3 victory over the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce likened Edwards’ ferociousness against Kevin Durant to that of LeBron James when he played Pierce early in his career. On the latest episode of “KG Certified,” Garnett and Pierce discussed the dynamic between […]

The Phoenix Suns have fallen down 0-2 in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. As the series shifts to Phoenix on Friday for Game 3, the Suns will need to make some adjustments. Despite having three stars, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, the Suns have struggled mightily on offense. Minnesota has held […]

Fresh off the heels of his latest Nike KD 16 release, Kevin Durant has been spotted rocking his newest Nike KD 17 throughout the NBA Playoffs for the Phoenix Suns. While the Suns are down 0-2 in the series, Durant has been looking fresh in an all-black version of his newest signature sneaker. Just recently, […]

The Phoenix Suns trail the Minnesota Timberwolves two games to zero heading into Friday night’s 10:30 p.m. matchup. For Kevin Durant and the Suns, it’s just the latest test in a long line of them that have taken shape since the Suns first set their goals prior to the 2023-2024 NBA season. Kevin Durant reiterated […]

The Golden State Warriors were knocked out of the Play-In Tournament by the Sacramento Kings in a loss that millions of NBA fans saw coming from a mile away. The Warriors’ roster had become depleted over the past few years with veteran players like Draymond Green and Klay Thompson unable to pick up the slack. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took a 2-0 series lead over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday with another decisive home win. And following the 105-93 victory, which included a big night from Minnesota wing Jaden McDaniels, a seemingly prophetic Anthony Edwards statement about McDaniels and Kevin Durant from year ago resurfaced. During the NBA All-Star weekend last […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns fell into an 0-2 hole in their first round NBA Playoffs series against the Minnesota Timberwolves after falling 105-93 on Tuesday night. Devin Booker led the Suns with 20 points on 6-for-13 shooting, though he was 1-for-6 from 3-point range. Durant finished with just 18 points – and he […]

The Phoenix Suns are facing an uphill battle against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Phoenix is down 2-0 after their 93-105 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday night. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are struggling to get things going, and some key stats could signal a bad omen for the stars. Tuesday night’s […]

The Phoenix Suns currently trail the Minnesota Timberwolves 1-0 in their playoff series. Phoenix would love nothing more than to even the series at one game apiece on Tuesday night in Minnesota. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal will lead the way, but Phoenix’s top three-point option Grayson Allen is battling an injury concern. […]

The Phoenix Suns swept the Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves back in the regular season. But their dominance of the T’wolves ended in Game 1 of their first-round series last Saturday, as Kevin Durant and company absorbed a brutal 120-95 loss in the Twin Cities.  Durant played well in that game, as he got […]

Devin Booker’s off-night was the story behind the Phoenix Suns’ 120-95 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round. Booker, who is the Suns’ franchise player, finished with 18 points but struggled to shoot against the Timberwolves for most of the game. “We all just need to adjust to the […]

The Phoenix Suns got blown out in Game One and now the usual pundits like Skip Bayless are piling on. The Suns suffered a poor shooting night from star shooting guard Devin Booker that prompted a positive post-game take from Kevin Durant. The three Suns players most to blame were also discussed. On Saturday night, […]

In a thrilling start to their playoff series, the Minnesota Timberwolves, led by a sensational performance from Anthony Edwards, outclassed the Phoenix Suns with a decisive 120-95 victory in Game 1. The matchup not only highlighted the young star’s rising prowess but also his spirited engagement in some heated trash-talk with NBA legend Kevin Durant, […]

The Phoenix Suns dropped their opening game against the young Minnesota Timberwolves and now things have gone Defcon 5 for Kevin Durant and Coach Frank Vogel’s team. Devin Booker played solid basketball in Game 1, but solid isn’t going to be enough to get it done against Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert and a marauding pack […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are running away with Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns. Things got out of hand quickly in the second half after Anthony Edwards went on an absolute tear. At one point, Edwards began trash-talking Kevin Durant, and it has fans losing their minds. This wasn’t the only tough shot Anthony Edwards hit […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had an amazing season that deserves to be celebrated. Anthony Edwards emerged as a star who led the franchise through a prolonged period of time without All-Star forward Karl Anthony-Towns, who 18 games with a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee. Meanwhile, the trade for Rudy Gobert seems to be paying […]

Kobe Bryant was recently immortalized after the Los Angeles Lakers decided to erect a 19-foot bronze statue of the Black Mamba at the Crypto.com Arena. Given Bryant’s accomplishments in his NBA career with the Lakers, there’s no doubt that he ultimately deserved it. But while Bryant deserves a statue, it’s worth thinking about which NBA […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and, to hear ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith tell it, Durant has a lot more riding on this series than just winning and advancing: "What have you done since you departed from Steph Curry?" […]

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama certainly lived up to expectations in Year 1 and will head into his first NBA offseason happy with how things unfolded. Wemby will win Rookie of the Year and profiles to be the future of this franchise. Recently, the Frenchman made an appearance on The Ringer’s NBA show with […]

The 2024 Paris Olympics looms. While NBA stars are going to duke it out in the postseason, most of them will reunite to bring the glory back to the United States during the summer. Team USA is going to be stacked this year much like it was back in 1992 and 2008. Big names like […]

The Phoenix Suns and Grayson Allen are reportedly in agreement on a four-year, $70 million contract extension, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The deal reportedly has a player option as well, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Phoenix endured some ups and downs during the 2023-24 season, but Allen played a big role […]

After an eventful 2023-24 season, the Phoenix Suns are preparing for their first-round NBA Playoffs matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The sixth-seeded Suns need to bring their all against the third-seeded Minnesota team, and Kevin Durant knows the matchup will be tough. The Suns swept their regular-season series against the Timberwolves 3-0, but Durant acknowledged […]

The Phoenix Suns will face the No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Suns, who are the No. 6 seed, are seeking a championship, which would be their first in their history. “We had a couple stinkers,” Phoenix’s coach, Frank Vogel, concurred Sunday, via Duane Rankin. “But […]