We lost a pair of heartbreakers Thursday, but we put those behind us and turn to a fun Friday jam-packed with hoops.
One of the more unsung members of the Phoenix Suns’ star-studded roster thus far on the 2023-24 NBA season has been center Jusuf Nurkic, who was acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers this past offseason as an aftershock of the Damian Lillard trade.
It remains all college hoops here. We're into the quarterfinals for many of the more notable conferences, and it's there our quest takes us today with a trio of plays.
Jusuf Nurkic has been everything Phoenix Suns fans hoped for since he was traded. The 29-year-old center has played the most games (61) of the Suns’ starters and been a terrific teammate.
College basketball conference tournaments continue on, and two conferences in particular, the Horizon and Patriot Leagues, have some teams who could make noise come March Madness.
In the Suns’ victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, before fouling out, Jusuf Nurkic grabbed 12 rebounds and limited Nikola Jokic to just 6 points in the first half.
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic has settled into his role quite well in his first year in the Valley. Nurkic isn't a flashy center. He doesn't have a monster offensive ceiling nor is he a master of protecting the rim on the inside - and he's certainly not in any conversations for All-Star, All-NBA, etc.
The Phoenix Suns will have Jusuf Nurkic available tonight against the Denver Nuggets, as confirmed by Suns coach Frank Vogel prior to tonight's game. Nurkic was initially questionable with right calf tightness heading into today.
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic will play on Tuesday against the Denver Nuggets after being listed as questionable with right calf tightness, head coach Frank Vogel said pregame.
Rebounding has been the main gripe for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, but it’s not as big of a deal as it’s made out to be. Sure, the team gets outrebounded here and there, but it feels like the coaching staff and the organization has preached that the strategy is intentional without directly saying it.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are flying high; after three rebuilding seasons, they have now emerged as one of the best teams in the association. Alas, they are a great team with one major weakness: rebounding.
Nurkic set a franchise record while accomplishing a feat that hadn't been done in 13 years. Still, Phoenix was unable to pull out the win against Oklahoma City.
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic had one of the most memorable performances in recent NBA history on Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was a one-man cleaning crew on the glass, pulling down 31 rebounds.
It was a losing effort for the Phoenix Suns, though the play of Jusuf Nurkic will go down in history books. Against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Suns fell in 118-110 fashion without Devin Booker, who was out due to a sprained ankle. In Booker's absence, the Suns asked others to step up.
The game looked over early, but with one final push the Suns brought life back to the arena only to end up falling short of the Thunder. The Phoenix Suns showed fight making their way back down 22 points, only to fall short to the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-110.
It was a much needed win that featured a much needed performance from the Phoenix Suns' big man. Jusuf Nurkic arrived with plenty of questions around his play after being acquired via trade with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic are going at it again for round three.
Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic have shown no signs of squashing their current rivalry.
A forearm strike to the head of Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in December earned Draymond Green a suspension that ultimately cost him 16 games, but it was the Warriors forward/center who got the last laugh in a 113-112 win over Phoenix on Saturday.
Draymond Green is back at it again.
While NBA podcasts offer valuable insights into current and past players’ minds, they have also given rise to some eyebrow-raising statements. Case in point: Udonis Haslem’s bold claim on ‘The OG’s Show’ that Duncan Robinson is a superior shooter to Kevin Durant.
This week, Shaquille O'Neal made headlines after calling out Jusuf Nurkic for his threats to sue Draymond Green. Speaking on his podcast, Shaq called Nurkic soft for daring to take legal action.
While he hasn’t played for more than a decade now, Shaquille O’Neal is still biting on fakes.
Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was back with the team Wednesday after missing the previous two games following the death of his uncle. Nurkic returned to his native Bosnia to be with family and is now in Houston in advance of the Suns' game against the Rockets on Wednesday.
Draymond Green has joined the long list of pop culture figures to have been rendered in Lego. The Golden State Warriors forward, however, probably won’t appreciate which moment of his was immortalized in plastic.
The Phoenix Suns will be without Jusuf Nurkic during their matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Nurkic, who has yet to miss a game as a member of the Suns thus far, has been ruled out due to personal reasons.
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