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There is no better way to win over your new team’s fan base than by publicly exhibiting your affection to one of the team’s biggest legends. Well, this is exactly what Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton did when he came to practice wearing a Steve Nash shirt. Phoenix-based sports writer Duane Rankin shared a photo […]

Hall of Famer Steve Nash may have made a name for himself in the United States, but he just had a court built honoring him in his home country of Canada. The Vancouver court will be known as The Nash Family Court, and it really pops off the blacktop. Introducing The Nash Family Court at […]

After retiring from the NBA in 2016, Amar’e Stoudemire signed with and played overseas in Israel to play for Hapoel Jerusalem for one year. He helped the team win the Israeli League title and Israeli League cup averaging 9.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 23 games. He went on to contribute in the […]

Steve Nash is a busy guy. Fresh off his Hall of Fame induction last week, Nash is introducing the HomeCourt app to the world at Apple’s annual fall event. The app is designed to track shots and chart shooting in an individual workout using only an iPhone and the app: The app Nash is showing […]

Steve Nash’s first stint with the Phoenix Suns wasn’t at all what they first expected after drafting him with the 15th pick in the talent-filled 1996 NBA Draft. Nash lacked the smaller aspects about being a successful player in the league, and it took a move to the Dallas Mavericks and a stint with former […]

The Phoenix Suns of the mid-2000s were one of the most funs teams to watch in recent memory. Steve Nash’s ridiculous passing combined with Amar’e Stoudemire’s freakish athleticism combined to make some unreal highlights, making them one of th e most exciting duos in all of sports. Just like in their playing days, Nash set […]

As he accepted his induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA legend Steve Nash delivered a very inspirational speech. However, one of the most unforgettable moments of his address came at a rather unexpected moment. Upon realizing that he was on TV, Nash’s son had an epic reaction that has taken over […]

Former Phoenix Sun point guard and NBA legend Steve Nash has just been recently inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. After spending 18 seasons and averaging 14.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 8.5 assists in 1217 career games played, with numerous awards to boot, recognizing Nash with his honor comes as little surprise […]

The Phoenix Suns team that had Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire were one of the most entertaining squads to watch ever. While the Suns were not able to take home a Larry O’Brien Trophy during those two players’ heydays in the desert, that team was way up there when it comes to watchability. And way […]

Former Dallas Mavericks star point guard Steve Nash is about to be inducted to the Hall of Fame in Springfield tonight. Dirk Nowitzki, his former teammate with the Mavs, has been very vocal in honoring the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and the No. 13 on the back of the legendary point guard’s jersey. In […]

Jason Kidd and Steve Nash will officially be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. The two dominated the NBA for years and will go down as two of the best point guards in history. But how would the two compete in a potential one-on-one game during their peaks? The two squared […]

Former MVP Steve Nash and Dallas Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki had plenty of countless memories as teammates with the Mavs and in the day of Nash’s enshrinement into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, they opened up the door to some of them. The two internationals were always seen close to each other, often joking […]

Only hours before his official enshrinement into the Naismith Hall of Fame, Steve Nash went back to memory lane, recalling some of his early moments with the Dallas Mavs and his former teammate and longtime friend Dirk Nowitzki. The German international is coming into his 21st and last NBA season, which would be the most […]

Steve Nash had an unexpected climb to the upper echelon of the sport after joining the Phoenix Suns in 2004, playing the next eight years of his career there. Yet his last two years turned into an unsuspected decline, playing in only 65 games during his short stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. The soon-to-be […]

Phoenix Suns legend Steve Nash was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame recently and he took some time to poke fun at former Dallas Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki was in attendance to watch his close friend Nash get inducted to the Hall of Fame. Nash said that it definitely made him happy to […]

Lloyd Pierce was once a college hopeful, recruited by Santa Clara University, a prestigious Jesuit school that had soon-to-be Hall of Famer Steve Nash as its star player. The now coach of the Atlanta Hawks recalls just how “Nashty” rewrote everything he thought he knew about basketball in two years of school together. Pierce was […]

Dallas Mavs icon Dirk Nowitzki might go down as one of the most loyal teammates in the game, but his sense of humor knows no mercy, recently darting a savage shot to his former teammates and soon-t0-be Hall of Fame point guards Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. The German international took to Twitter to acknowledge […]

Steve Nash revolutionized the way the game is played from the point guard position after landing with the Phoenix Suns in 2004, but after shooting a .490/.428/.904 line for his career, the former Dallas Mavs point guard could have been a shot-hoisting prodigy in retrospect. Nash will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of […]

The high octane “seven seconds or less” Phoenix offense led by Steve Nash and Amare Stoudamire in Phoenix was the offspring of the Mavericks run and gun movement in the early 2000s led by none other than Nash as well. The two-time MVP might have been the captain of the Dallas offense alongside Dirk Nowitzki, […]

In a different era, Steve Nash would be taking shots on par with Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson — at least that’s what Mike D’Antoni would have wanted. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, with today’s knowledge of the game, Nash’s coach in Phoenix would have rather had Nash taking “eight 3s […]

Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and Don Nelson were a force with the Dallas Mavericks. The Nash and Nowitzki duo playing in Nelson’s uptempo style was a match made in heaven with the Mavs, but it appears that the trio’s cohesion was partially built off the court. Dwain Price of Mavs.com spoke with Nelson, who said of Nash […]

Dallas Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle wasn’t coaching the team when Steve Nash made the move to the Phoenix Suns, but he still remembers the drastic change he had in that team, revolutionizing what it meant to have an efficient NBA offense after many years of individual dominance. Only three days away from his induction […]

In recent years, Dennis Schroder was looked upon as a potential franchise centerpiece for the Atlanta Hawks. But with the team snagging Oklahoma Sooners star Trae Young in the draft, the Hawks have gone in another direction. Hawks fans are hoping Young can take the NBA by storm, just like his basketball idol, Steve Nash, […]

Newly-acquired sharpshooting swingman Danny Green is off to a great start with the Toronto Raptors this offseason. Just a few weeks before the official start of training camp, the new Raptor has already been learning the ropes with his new teammates. The Raptors’ young guns, together with Green, are already working out and refining their […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has faced a wave of criticism early in the Summer League, after struggling with his shot, combining for a futile 9-of-37 in his first two games in action. Perhaps the comparisons to two-time MVP Stephen Curry have hurt him more than anything, as many have expected his elite range […]

It’s a rather sad statistic. In the long and rich history of the NBA, only two players crowned MVPs have never made it to the NBA Finals. As observed by Reddit user thespecstar, Derrick Rose and Steve Nash are the only MVPs who have never made it to the NBA Finals. The user posted: “nash made […]

Steve Nash and Mike D’Antoni were together for four years with the Phoenix Suns. During that time together, plenty of quality basketball was played. Nash won back to back MVP awards and helped lead the Suns to the Western Conference Finals. As impressive as that was, D’Antoni actually thinks he held Nash back, and if […]

Most NBA fans know that Steve Nash also plays soccer. Back in his playing years, he would dribble the ball with his feet during dead-ball situations. Joel Embiid, too, apparently has some soccer skills to boot. To test out who’s better than the other, the two athletes played some soccer ping-pong for $1,000. As posted […]

Whether you were alive at the time or not, the 1996 NBA Draft class will go down as arguably the greatest in league history amongst many fans across the world. This is a class that also included Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and recent Hall of Fame inductee in point guard Steve Nash. During an interview […]

It comes at no surprise to Steve Kerr or any of the Golden State Warriors when the news of team consultant Steve Nash making the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame came around. Kerr lauded his longtime pal with his usual humor. “We call Steve Nash ‘Steph Curry on steroids,’” Kerr said earlier this season, according […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has proved to be the complete package in the past few seasons — a gifted scorer with incredible physical gifts, vision, tenacity, and unrivaled athleticism with a 6-foot-11, 222-pound frame. Yet former back-to-back MVP Steve Nash has managed to find a way to challenge him, playing some headers with a soccer ball just […]

Steve Kerr has seen players come and go throughout his 15-year playing career, his stint as a front office executive, TV analyst, and coach of the Golden State Warriors. Yet former Phoenix Suns talisman Steve Nash is one that has planted seeds of his play onto this generation. The Warriors coach, who sees Nash now […]

Steve Nash, a former NBA player and two-time back-to-back MVP with the Phoenix Suns, will finally get his chance to give some analysis on television. But there’s a catch: It won’t be about basketball. Nash and Turner are close on a deal that would make him an analyst in soccer, according to a report by […]

Paul George is undoubtedly one of the best players in today’s NBA. His ability to score from anywhere on the court coupled with his prowess on the defensive end has made him one of the toughest players to go against since he entered the league. George is also slated to enter NBA free agency this […]

Jason Kidd and Steve Nash are among the finalists for the Naismith Basketball 2018 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, according to a report from Michael Lee of Yahoo! Sports: Ray Allen, Mo Cheeks, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Chris Webber & Rudy Tomjanovich are Hall of Fame finalists. Cool part? Kidd & Hill were […]

Goran Dragic is going to be playing in his first All-Star game this weekend, after being an injury replacement for Kevin Love who is recovering from a broken hand. Leading into the game he did an interview with Mike Schmitz of ESPN about how he is helping mentor one of Europe’s biggest stars, Luka Doncic. […]

The world was shocked on Wednesday as news emerged about another violent shooting incident that happened earlier in the day, this time in Parkland, Florida. The suspect, a 19-year-old former student of the school where the act of violence was done, killed 17 people, which was confirmed by authorities after he was taken into custody. […]

The 1984 would always be in the mix of the conversation on the greatest draft in the history of the NBA. Notable players include famous picks in the following order, Hakeem Olajuwon (1), Michael Jordan (3), Charles Barkley (5), Alvin Robertson (7), Otis Thorpe (9), Kevin Willis (11), John Stockton (16). This draft class has […]

In recent years, the NBA MVP award, which is supposed to go to the most valuable player, seems to have devolved into the “best statistical player” award. Are past years’ winners deserving of the distinction? Probably, but there are plenty of examples of players being snubbed of the prestigious award. Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson, […]