Steve Nash has done his level best to keep the Suns afloat all season long, through offensive droughts and ever-shifting rotations. On Thursday evening, the NBA coaches rewarded him for his efforts by selecting him as a Western Conference reserve for the 2012 All-Star Game in Orlando. It’s Nash’s eighth All-Star Game and his sixth as [...]
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Steve Nash selected for All-Star Game
February 9th, 2012 · 3 Comments
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Markieff Morris invited to Rising Stars Challenge
February 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments
The Phoenix Suns of the past decade have been chastised for not drafting and developing quality young talent, and perhaps that indictment can be summed up by the fact that Steve Nash (1997), Shawn Marion (2001) and Amare Stoudemire (2003) were the last three Suns to play in the rookie-sophomore game.
With Phoenix on the verge [...]
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Steve Nash’s assist record will have to wait
January 30th, 2012 · 5 Comments
PHOENIX — Steve Nash won’t be in the Phoenix Suns’ lineup on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks after suffering a left knee contusion on the final play of the last game.
Nash ran into a Marc Gasol screen on the left side of the three-point arc while chasing Mike Conley in Saturday’s 86-84 victory against Memphis. [...]
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Nash says Phoenix Suns can improve with incomplete roster, Lopez decided to weigh options
January 26th, 2012 · 11 Comments
PHOENIX — As painful of a season as it’s been for the Suns, frustration hasn’t settled into the players or coaches.
Two ugly losses in a row and a three-game losing streak against sub-par teams in US Airways Center isn’t keeping Phoenix distracted from working toward the near future. It doesn’t, however, help solve what exactly [...]
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Robin Lopez suspended one game for bumping ref
January 25th, 2012 · 10 Comments
Suns center Robin Lopez was suspended today for one game without pay for making contact with an official in the second quarter of Phoenix’s loss to the Raptors on Tuesday night. Lopez will serve his suspension Friday night in Portland.
Lopez reacted viscerally to what he felt was a foul on Andrea Bargnani when Lopez received [...]
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Steve Nash, Grant Hill to sit out tonight’s game vs. Nets
January 13th, 2012 · 2 Comments
PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash and forward Grant Hill will miss tonight’s game against the New Jersey Nets.
Nash suffered a right quad contusion (charley horse) last night against the Cavs whereas Hill is officially out with a right quad tendon strain.
“They’re kind of beat up,” said head coach Alvin Gentry. ”To stick them out [...]
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