The Phoenix Suns have done a great job all season of not playing down to their competition and keeping their identity no matter who the opponent is. That was not the case Thursday night against a severely short-handed Chicago Bulls team.
Silver linings. You try to find them in every game, especially in a loss. When you look at what the Phoenix Suns put on the floor against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night, those silver linings are difficult to locate.
SCOTTSDALE — Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested early Friday morning in Scottsdale on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to TMZ.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
After just getting back Jalen Green and Devin Booker into the lineup, the Phoenix Suns will have another starter sidelined at minimum for the next two weeks.
The Phoenix Suns will look to regroup Friday against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, a team that seems to have found its rhythm just as the Suns are struggling to find theirs.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Two storylines arrived at the same building on Thursday night. Two very different roads that somehow crossed at the same intersection. On one side, you had the Chicago Bulls.
PHOENIX– There have been few instances this season where the Phoenix Suns have been outworked. Another instance came against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
This might be the worst loss of the season, considering the circumstances. Chicago was down eight players and had lost 12 of their last 13 games entering this contest.
With the Phoenix Suns just two games back from the sixth-seeded Lakers, every game matters as the playoffs loom on the horizon. Unfortunately for Phoenix, their latest setback could have major implications for their title odds, as it will sideline Mark Williams for at least two to three weeks.
The Phoenix Suns will be without starting center Mark Williams for the foreseeable future. The team announced Thursday that Williams has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in the third metatarsal of his left foot.
Momentum in the NBA rarely announces itself. More often, it begins quietly with a lineup tweak, an injury adjustment, or a role player stepping into a bigger spotlight.
The return of All-Star guard Devin Booker brings the Phoenix Suns as close to whole as they are likely to be down the stretch, and barring further injuries should finally give them a chance to take a good look at their projected starting backcourt of Booker and Jalen Green.
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker took part in 5-on-5 work at Sunday’s practice, a significant step as he works back from a right hip strain. Booker has missed the past four games, but coach Jordan Ott sounded encouraged.
The Phoenix Suns signed two-way Guard Jamaree Bouyea to a new two-year contract, sources told ESPN. Read on for further details surrounding the Suns’ latest signing of Bouyea.
The Suns are signing big man CJ Huntley to a two-way contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. The signing is official, according to the team (Twitter link).