Many people like their sports as a self-containing entity that does not infringe upon any of the social issues of the day.
Yet sports aren’t played in a bubble, and throughout history they have intersected the critical social and political issues of the time.
The Brooklyn Dodgers will forever be remembered as the team for whom Jackie [...]

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It’s easy to watch Stephen Curry drain threes in these NBA playoffs and wonder what he might look like in a Phoenix Suns uniform.
After all, as Bob Young wrote for The Arizona Republic, it nearly happened.
The Suns’ war room exploded after the Timberwolves selected Jonny Flynn No. 6 overall back in the 2009 NBA Draft, [...]

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If you were expecting the Phoenix Suns to acquire their next superstar before season’s end, you likely feel Marcus Morris and Hamed Haddadi are merely a lump of coal in your trade deadline stocking.
Although you would be right about Haddadi under any circumstance, the Suns’ acquisition of Keef’s twin seems to follow suit with the [...]

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The NBA is a player’s league, and thus coaches often receive more credit than they deserve when they win and more blame than they should shoulder when they lose.
Such was Alvin Gentry’s fate when he led a 13-28 roster to a 13-28 record.
Gentry was the same coach at the helm of a Western Conference Finals [...]

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For the past four-plus years, ValleyoftheSuns has been one of the most important elements in my life.
In this time I have written 1290 posts and edited every piece of content that has appeared on this site. I’ve put my heart and soul into this blog, and that’s why it’s difficult to announce that I will [...]

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PHOENIX — The NBA is a star’s league such that it often seems like a pair of studs can beat a lesser team 2-on-5.
That wasn’t far from the truth tonight on the offensive end at least, as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook outscored the Suns on their own in the second half to take down [...]

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