The Lakers may have Anthony Davis for their most important game of the season as they fight to continue their season against the Phoenix Suns in game 6 of their opening round playoff series. Davis injured his groin in Game 4 of the series and missed Game 5as a result. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the power forward will give it a go tonight, provided warm-up go smoothly.
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From Tyler Conway of B/R: The Houston Rockets reportedly agreed to trade forward P.J. Tucker to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Houston traded Tucker, Rodions Kurucs and the 2022 first-round pick it already had from the Bucks to Milwaukee in exchange for DJ Augustin, DJ Wilson and a 2023 unprotected first-round pick. If Milwaukee’s first-round pick does not fall in the top nine, Houston can also swap its 2021 second-round pick in exchange for it. Wojnarowski noted the Bucks were not done dealing: Tucker, 35, has been…
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From the nba: NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association game scheduled for Sat., Jan. 16 between the Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns at Phoenix Suns Arena has been postponed in accordance with the league’s Health and Safety Protocols. Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Suns, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with Saturday’s game against the Pacers.
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From nba.com official release: Hey, now you’re immortal,” Paul Westphal said in relating what someone told him when they learned he was going to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. “No,” Westphal said during his induction speech in September 2019, responding to the well-wisher, “immortality doesn’t come from basketball.” As we pause to remember Westphal, and share how saddened we are at his passing, we recognize how prophetically spot-on he was. “Westy” will not be immortalized for just playing basketball. He will be remembered for how he lived…
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From Dave Brandt of the AP: PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul is a little uncomfortable with the notion that he comes to the Phoenix Suns as a wise veteran player who can impart his knowledge to the next generation of stars. Sure, he knows he’s in his mid-30s and time isn’t going backward. Yes, he’s ready to pair with Devin Booker, who just turned 24 and is one of the game’s top young scorers. And certainly, after 15 years, 1,020 regular-season games and 109 postseason games, he’s learned a few things…
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The transition from Adidas to Nike as the official game outfitter of the NBA has , thankfully , meant we are past that dreadful t-shirt jersey era. With Nike’s renowned creative and design prowess teams across the league are getting the Oregon Ducks treatment, with clubs having at their disposal an array of looks in which to take the court. Thursday the Phoenix Suns unveiled one of their latest jerseys, the “valley” in this video:
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While the Los Angeles teams have garnered most of the press since the NBA has resumed its season, there is another purple-clad Western Conference team that is really doing work down in the bubble. That team is the Phoenix Suns and they have not lost a game in the “bubble. Devin Booker lead the way with 35, Mikal Bridges added 24 , while Ricky Rubio chipped in with 16 points and 10 helpers. Phoenix came into resumption of the season 13th in the West. The current seven game winning streak…
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was hit with a $50,000 fine for “tampering.” The cause of said fine stemmed from comments Green made on a recent appearance on Inside The NBA in regards to Devin Booker. Green would say of the budding young star, to “get my man out of Phoenix” and that his current locale “was not good for his career.” We have been rightfully critical of the NBA’s inconsistent enforcement of tampering rules but Green made it easy for the goofs at the League office by basically…
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The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania , Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes has been cleared from coronavirus will be en route to joining the team in Orlando. Last week Baynes stated he had previously tested positive for COVID-19, but he was hopeful on rejoining his comrades.
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Phoenix Suns point guard Ricky Rubin’s arrival in Orlando was delayed because of an earlier positive COVID-19 test. Rubio joined the team this week and practiced Tuesday but it is unclear if he will run in the team’s scrimmage on Thursday. “I just had two practices so I have to talk with strength coach, [Suns coach Monty Williams] and the whole team. I feel good but we have to be smart about it. It’s a preseason game. We have to figure out a plan that’s day by day. We can’t…
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