Porter: The Sunsa Killer
How do you kill a team that has a two time NBA most valuable player running the point, an all-NBA first team big man at the power forward spot, and an NBA sixth man of the year award winner coming off the …
Archive for January, 2009
Timberwolves’ Al Jefferson wasn’t surprised to miss out on all-star team
Al Jefferson wasn’t sure what to expect when his agent phoned Thursday afternoon to tell him he hadn’t been selected as a reserve for the Feb.
Celtics-mascot divorce is amicable
BOSTON - The Boston Celtics have cut their acrobatic, high-flying leprechaun mascot, Lucky.
Shaq praises former Nevada hoop star JaVale McGee
Former Wolf Pack basketball player JaVale McGee is getting some high praise from 1 of the best in the game.
LAKERS: Gasol named a West reserve for All-Star Game
Pau Gasol wasn’t sure he would be named to the Western Conference All-Star team, so when Kobe Bryant asked him the other day about his travel plans for the Feb.
Thursday Suns Sound Bites
Courtesy of KTAR620 Radio, your home for AZ Sports - Conversations on Respect with your host, Shaquille O’Neal! Despite being motivated by the disrespect of single coverage, the Big Aristotle waxes …
Shaq back in All-Star game for 15th time
After being left out of the NBA All-Star festivities last year, Shaquille O’Neal is back in the All-Star game.
Spurs take on Suns in the desert
The Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs will wrap up a three-game road trip tonight against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.
Best days are past for Mavs, Pistons, Suns
Veteran columnist Randy Hill is a frequent contributor to FOXSports.com. Over the last two years, the NBA has been obliged to absorb several adjustments in how many of its teams or characters are perceived.
D’Antoni-led Knicks show Suns they’re a force
The Knicks hit the halfway point of their season of change Wednesday night with another one of those victories capable of building the kind of momentum they’ve so often squandered, 114-109, for Mike D’Antoni’s …
Fast or slow, Suns remain puzzled
The Suns have been puzzled with themselves. Like a Rubik’s Cube, they fix one side only to learn another side was altered.
Suns Too Strong Late
Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott apparently can’t bear to look after his team misses a basket during its home loss to Phoenix last night.
All Signs Point to Amare Moving On From Suns
The Suns are on the skids, and not coincidentally, so is main man Amare Stoudemire.
Shaq leads Sunsa win
Shaquille O’Neal had no problem with back-to-back games at the end of a road trip, scoring 29 points Monday night as the Phoenix Suns wrapped up a six-game East Coast swing with a 103-87 win over the Washington …
Jerry Zgoda’s Sunday Insider: Is it Al’s All-Star time?
The Timberwolves have called upon ingenuity and bribery while promoting Al Jefferson for his first All-Star Game appearance.