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Frank Vogel was introduced as coach of the Phoenix Suns Tuesday afternoon. Vogel was hired after the Suns fired coach Monty Williams, who is now with the Detroit Pistons. Frank Vogel won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020 and is known to be an effective defensive coach. Tuesday, Suns president of basketball operations […]

PHOENIX – Suns president of basketball operations and general manager James Jones addressed the team’s firing of coach Monty Williams at new coach Frank Vogel’s introductory press conference Tuesday afternoon at Footprint Center.  “A hard decision had to be made about, ‘Where do we go next?’” Jones said. “And moving forward, I just felt we […]

Over the weekend, the Phoenix Suns reportedly hired their new head coach, Frank Vogel. Days later, the Suns paid handsomely for two assistants: Kevin Young, who was rumored to be a strong candidate for the head coaching job, and David Fizdale, a two-time champion as an assistant and someone who is familiar with Vogel as […]

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the Phoenix Suns and their search for a new head coach following the team’s decision to part ways with former Coach of the Year winner Monty Williams. A few names have surfaced for this job. These include Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, former Milwaukee Bucks […]

Phoenix Suns fans are split over the rumor that team owner Mat Ishbia has completely taken over the basketball operations of the franchise. This comes in the wake of the Monty Williams firing, a decision that didn’t really sit well with a lot of supporters. After the Suns decided to dismiss Williams following their NBA […]

The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with coach Monty Williams after four seasons. Williams was twice named the NBA’s Coach of the Year and led the franchise to the NBA Finals and a team-best 64 wins just years after they finished at the bottom of the Western Conference for three consecutive seasons. However, Suns owner […]

It’s a sad day to be a Phoenix Suns fan. Perhaps it’s even more depressing to be the team’s owner right now after investing billions of dollars in an investment that has not paid off as expected. This has to be the case for team owner Mat Ishbia, who just watched his Suns eliminated in […]

A bankruptcy judge voided the Phoenix Suns and Mercury’s new media rights deal with Gray Television, Inc. and DTC service Kiswe, CNBC reported Wednesday afternoon.  Nearly two weeks ago, the Suns announced a deal with Gray and Kiswe to reach a wider audience within Arizona. Phoenix said in a statement its media rights deal was […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s incident with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Game 4 of the second round NBA Playoffs series got a lot of attention. Jokic and Ishbia shared a lighthearted moment before Game 5, and Nuggets coach Michael Malone made a funny comment regarding Jokic’s motivations. “He’s trying to get his 25 […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia seemed to have buried the hatchet. Before Game 5, the Serbian center came up to Ishbia and offered him a peace offering in the form of a basketball. The two shared a side hug before Jokic went back to warming up on the […]

Everybody loves a happy ending, and that’s exactly what NBA fans received after the Game 4 incident involving Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia. After their tense Game 4 moment, Jokic shared a lighthearted moment with Ishbia before a pivotal NBA Playoffs Game 5 between the Nuggets and Suns. Jokic, […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was fined $25K for his shove of Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia during a recent NBA playoff game. However, Jokic wasn’t suspended. Shams Charania recently explained why Jokic didn’t receive a suspension, per FanDuel TV on Twitter. “He obviously received a technical foul in the moment, he doesn’t have really […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has avoided a suspension for Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinal after picking up a technical foul for elbowing Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia after the ball went out of bounds in Game 4, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Although he did avoid a suspension, the NBA […]

Game 4 between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets was full of storylines. Nikola Jokic dropped 53 points in a loss, but his incredible performance was overshadowed by the incident involving him and Suns owner Mat Ishbia. Ishbia responded on Monday and asked for Jokic not to be suspended, although it remains to be seen […]

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia released a statement regarding the confrontation he had with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals in Phoenix Sunday night, saying “suspending or fining anyone over last [night’s] incident would not be right.” “I have alot of respect for Jokic and don’t want to […]

By now, you have likely read and watched all there needs to be consumed about THAT particular moment in the second quarter of Sunday night’s Game 4 battle between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns. The one where Nikola Jokic gave perhaps the richest man in the crowd of over 17,000 at Footprint Center […]

The Denver Nuggets-Phoenix Suns Game 4 came down to the wire on Sunday. The game stayed close even until the final minute, which meant every point counted in Phoenix’s 129-124 win over Denver. That’s why Devin Booker gave new Suns team owner Mat Ishbia a shoutout for netting them an extra point. Ishbia got entangled […]

The Phoenix Suns got a big 129-124 win in Game 4 of their second round NBA Playoffs series with the Denver Nuggets to tie the series at 2-2, but most people will remember the moment that Nikola Jokic picked up a technical foul for elbowing Suns owner Mat Ishbia while trying to retrieve the ball […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic got involved in a little skirmish during the second period of Sunday night’s Game 4 showdown against the Phoenix Suns when he seemingly shoved Suns owner Mat Ishbia while going after the ball. Twitter immediately lit up with reactions to that unexpected player-owner scuffle, and even legendary NBA big man […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets picked up a technical foul in the team’s NBA Playoffs game against the Phoenix Suns when he elbowed Suns owner Mat Ishbia after the ball went out of bounds. The Suns are trying to tie the series at 2-2 heading back to Denver for Game 5. If it happens, […]

Phoenix Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia said his team will not stray away from its new media rights detail with Gray Television, Inc. and Kiswe even though it faces a lawsuit from Bally Sports Arizona operator Diamond Sports Group. Per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic/AZCentral: “Nobody is surprised by this lawsuit and it will […]

The Phoenix Suns and Mercury announced Friday morning they are leaving Bally Sports Arizona for a new media rights deal with Gray Television, Inc. and interactive video company Kiswe, which will deliver all of the team’s locally-broadcasted games via over-the-air television and streaming. The partnership with Gray Television, which includes KTVK (Arizona’s Family 3TV), KPHO […]

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia might have tough questions to answer about the working environment at his United Wholesale Mortgage company. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Polly Mosendz and Caleb Melby, past and present employees have complained about “racial disparities, sexual harassment, and bullying by managers.” “More than two dozen people who have worked […]

Although former Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver has sold the franchises to billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia, “the NBA is standing by its position Robert Sarver’s one-year suspension remains in place,” according to Duane Rankin of Arizona Republic. Sarver’s representatives believe that his suspension for the 2022-23 season should have been terminated […]

The Phoenix Suns made the biggest splash of the NBA trade deadline by acquiring Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, and owner Mat Ishbia said it was not a tough decision to make, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “This was the right decision for the team and for the business and for the […]

As new Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia takes over the franchise, reports emerged that he had plans to hire NBA legend Isiah Thomas to have a “prominent” front office role as part of the transition, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. The two are said to be friends, so there’s a connection that would make […]

Mat Ishbia is set to be the next owner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, with the billionaire mortgage lender’s purchase of a majority stake expected to become official in the next two weeks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Suns and Mercury are valued at $4 billion, and Ishbia is set to assume […]

With a new ownership comes sweeping changes for the Phoenix Suns. Their former owner, Robert Sarver, was known as a penny-pincher. Early reports said that any potential deal had to be approved by Sarver to see if they are an expensive spend or no. However, that stance now changes with the new owner, Mat Ishbia. […]

The Phoenix Suns will probably want to put their best effort forward Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets because the new boss will be in the building. Owner Mat Ishbia is appearing at his first game at the Footprint Center since acquiring the team for a record $ 4.4 billion, according to Shams Charania. Ishbia […]

The Phoenix Suns are ready to put their tumultuous ownership tenure behind them. With the latest news on Robert Sarver selling his stake in the franchise plus the Phoenix Mercury to mortgage mogul Mat Ishbia for a $4 billion valuation, the next chapter looks ready to begin. Mat Ishbia, a former Michigan State Spartans player […]

Like him or not, Bill Simmons was correct in his prediction that the Phoenix Suns franchise will be sold for around $4 billion. Simmons made that prediction back in September, and even more amusing is that he also dropped the name of Mat Ishbia as a potential buyer of the Suns. Bill Simmons was tapped […]

After a tumultuous and controversial past few months, Robert Sarver has agreed to sell the Phoenix Suns to billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia for a valuation worth $4 billion. Naturally, the whole NBA world celebrated and showed excitement for the new owner and the departure of the disgraced Sarver. Sarver put the Suns and the […]