Tag: Suns
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns are the first duo in NBA history to each record 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in back-to-back playoff games. In Sunday’s 129-124 series-tying Game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, Durant ended his outing with […]
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has scored 293 points this postseason, the most through eight playoff games since Michael Jordan (325) in 1990. In the Suns’ 121-114 second-round win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, Booker posted 47 points. It was his fourth 45-point playoff game of his eight-year […]
Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns is the first player in NBA history to shoot at least 55% from the field, 40% beyond the arc, and 90% at the foul line in a single season. Durant and Trey Murphy III are the first two players to shoot 50% or better from the floor while qualifying […]
Phoenix Suns center Bismack Biyombo and guard Cameron Payne suffered injuries in Friday night’s 121-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. During the second quarter, Biyombo sustained a right knee injury after colliding with Anthony Davis on an offensive possession. The 6-foot-8 center dropped to the floor in pain, grabbing his knee cap. After the […]
Phoenix Suns guard Landry Shamet (right foot soreness) has been downgraded to out against the Oklahoma City Thunder for Wednesday night’s home game. Shamet, 25, has missed a total of 36 games so far this season, including tomorrow’s Western Conference matchup. No other players are listed on the injury report for Oklahoma City. Excluding Tuesday’s […]
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker became the third pair of Phoenix Suns teammates to each record 30 points on 60% shooting in the same game, joining Shawn Marion and Amar’e Stoudemire in 2005 against the San Antonio Spurs and Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle in 1993 versus the Los Angeles Clippers. In Sunday’s 130-126 win […]
Kevin Durant (26,727) passed Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (26,710) for 13th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list in the Phoenix Suns’ 125-104 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. In his second start with Phoenix, the 13-time All-Star recorded 20 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one block in 31 minutes […]
Watch Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks call out Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant for never carrying his own team. During Monday night’s edition of The Daily Show with host Hasan Minhaj, the seven-time All-Star decided to embrace the art of trash talk. “You keep joining superteams to win the NBA title,” said the 10-year […]
The Brooklyn Nets are expected to trade former Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder ahead of today’s 3 p.m. ET deadline. Early Thursday morning, Phoenix traded Crowder, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four first-rounders, and a 2028 pick swap to the Nets for Kevin Durant and TJ Warren. Brooklyn will receive unprotected picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 […]
Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is now the fourth player in the shot clock era (since 1954-55) to record 30 points and 15 rebounds on 75% shooting from the field in consecutive games, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kevin Willis, and Artis Gilmore. In the Suns’ 116-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, the 6-foot-11 […]
