PHOENIX — Klay Thompson was ejected from the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night after committing two consecutive technical fouls in the third quarter. It was Thompson’s first career ejection in 759 regular-season and playoff games. Thompson had been verbally arguing with Devin Booker of the Suns for several minutes … Read more
The opening week of the NBA gave us a brief but compelling taste of what lies ahead in the regular season. Great individual performances and historic comebacks, as well as the occasional disappointment; however, this is just beginning and the calendar offers us Playoff-caliber duels such as the Phoenix Suns against the Golden State Warriors … Read more
A former Phoenix Suns ticket manager was sentenced to one year in county jail and three years of probation Friday on fraud and theft charges for illicitly selling more than 2,800 team tickets through a third party between 2017 and 2019. Jeffrey Marcussen, who worked for the Suns from 2004 to 2019, was charged in … Read more
One day after Robert Sarver, owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, was suspended for one year and fined $10 million by the NBA as a result of an investigation into the Suns franchise , the Los Angeles Lakers star, Lebron JamesHe addressed the issue on social media. The NBA announced the … Read more
The Phoenix Suns and Monty Williams, the reigning NBA Coach of the Year, have agreed to a long-term contract extension, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Williams, who was also selected as the National Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons, had two years remaining on his original five-year deal, and will now … Read more
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has agreed to a four-year, $224 million supermax extension, his agents, Jessica Holtz and Melvin Booker of CAA Basketball, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Booker’s deal starts in 2024-25 and brings the total value of his contract to six years and $295 million. Booker, 25, has become the face of the … Read more
The star of the franchise Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, his business manager Rich Kleiman told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nets general manager Sean Marks is working with Durant and Kleiman to find a trade, Kleiman told ESPN. The Nets, however, aren’t necessarily going to honor KD’s preferred destinations and … Read more
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jockicforward for the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo and shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncićwere featured on the League’s All-NBA team announced Tuesday night. Jokic, the 2021-22 NBA Most Valuable Player, was not the one who got the most votes. That honor went to Antetokounmpo, who received the 100 first-team … Read more
Zion Williamson was cleared to return to unrestricted game progression, the New Orleans Pelicans announced Thursday afternoon. The announcement clears the way for Williamson to go into unrestricted offseason workouts this summer as he prepares for the 2022-23 campaign. Williams missed the entire 2021-22 season after he broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot … Read more
PHOENIX — On the plane ride home from a blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, Suns star Devin Booker joined a game of cards with his teammates Chris Paul and Jae Crowder and spoke about the Game 7 challenge ahead. Paul has played in seven Game 7s … Read more
