Phoenix Suns center Channing Frye has been suspended without pay for Friday’s game against the Lakers for throwing a punch at Pacers forward Danny Granger during an altercation in Saturday’s game, NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson announced today. Granger was also suspended for fighting with Frye. Here is an excerpt from a statement by the NBA:
The Indiana Pacers’ [...]

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PHOENIX — The last time Planet Orange waited to hear if one of their own would be suspended for a Lakers game, it was pretty obvious what the outcome would be. After all, that was when Raja Bell viciously horse collared Kobe Bryant in Game 5 of their first-round series in 2006.
This time it’s not [...]

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PHOENIX — There are so many unwritten rules in sports that if they were actually written out they might rival Bill Simmons’ Book of Basketball in length.
Tonight in US Airways Center we saw two of them play out: take matters into your own hands when somebody takes a cheap shot at you and always have [...]

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Suns 113, Pacers 105

PHOENIX — On a Daily Dime chat this week, we were talking about how well the Suns bounced back from what could have been a crushing loss to San Antonio with big wins over Denver and the Clippers.
A commenter was impressed with how resilient the Suns have been this [...]

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Two nights ago in US Airways Center, the Phoenix Suns lost grip of a 24-point advantage early in the second quarter, allowing the Milwaukee Bucks to eventually take a 86-85 lead with eight minutes remaining. Although the blown lead left a sour taste in the mouths of Alvin Gentry and his team, the Suns ultimately [...]

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Pacers 122, Suns 114
PHOENIX — The Suns hit the road today, starting a four-game trip with a contest in Indiana. But will the Suns’ issues with blowing leads continue in the East?
That’s the question on everybody’s mind after Phoenix spent a month blowing every kind of lead imaginable. From Dec. 11 to Jan. 11, the Suns [...]

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