It’s common for NBA stars to play the part of de facto GM, demanding their team acquire better players or risk losing them.
Before signing perhaps his last NBA contract this summer, Steve Nash announced that he has actually become a general manager — the GM of the Canadian men’s basketball team, that is.
Nash, the best [...]

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PHOENIX — For an hour on Wednesday afternoon, Phoenix Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby talked with the local media about everything from this past season to the future ahead. We’ll be breaking down a number of issues, but let’s get to the pressing matters first.
Steve Nash is that pressing matter, and Babby went [...]

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PHOENIX — Approximately 12 hours after the Phoenix Suns had wrapped up their season with a game that will be remembered more as a celebration of Steve Nash than as a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, a grey sky and on-and-off drizzle hung over US Airways Center as players cleared out their lockers and went [...]

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PHOENIX — The possibilities of injured Phoenix Suns forwards Grant Hill and Channing Frye playing in Tuesday’s must-win game against the Utah Jazz remain uncertain.
Hill is still on the rebound from his knee surgery that kept him out for two weeks, and the 39-year-old will again be a gametime decision following his pre-game warm-up routine.
Meanwhile, [...]

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Against all the odds, Grant Hill will return to the court for the Phoenix Suns Friday night — just two weeks after surgery to repair his torn meniscus. Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic reported news of Hill’s imminent return just a few hours ago.
Hill was a full participant in the team’s practice in Memphis [...]

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PHOENIX — Steve Nash created quite the national stir yesterday, when a Dove Men’s Care promotional media blitz ended in what appeared to be a bold statement to the Phoenix Suns’ organization.
Nash told some media bigwigs that he wouldn’t return to the Suns unless the team showed that they’re serious in improving upon this year’s [...]

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