http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4728 Recent articles about Amare Stoudemire en-us More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP New York Knicks' Danilo Gallinari (8), of Italy, destroys the Suns. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Browse more photos » The best thing about this game was that we get to play tomorrow night and erase this mess. Of course the Phoenix Suns play the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James. That won't be too easy, but the victory will be all the sweeter. There are a ... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:02:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/TUCKER_SCORES_14_suns_lose_to_3_14_knicks/1664927 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/TUCKER_SCORES_14_suns_lose_to_3_14_knicks/1664927 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/TUCKER_SCORES_14_suns_lose_to_3_14_knicks/1664927 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c0468e836743ff5823ec71ed0deb35c1d1c66f65/small/7d.jpg More photos » by Chris Young - AP We know he can dunk, but can he defend? (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young) Browse more photos » If you go back and read the game thread, Sun Tzu takes a whole lot of abuse for being checked out of the game in terms of rebounding and defensive activity.  So, when I re-watched the game, it was with the idea of watching him on the defensive end and on the boards t... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:26:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Suns_Raps_Rewind_In_Defense_of_Amares_Defense/1656733 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Suns_Raps_Rewind_In_Defense_of_Amares_Defense/1656733 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Suns_Raps_Rewind_In_Defense_of_Amares_Defense/1656733 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/716a353b2edbc55020b4f46a7e6634f9c3789271/small/boshiso.jpg Less than a month ago, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, were likening Manu Ginobili's Halloween bat incident to Michael Vick's "Little Shop of Dog Horrors." (I wish I was kidding.)Today, Suns power forward Amar'e Stoudemire(notes) stars in a role for animals by appearing front, center and shirtless in the latest print ad for PETA's anti-fur campaign, "Ink, Not Mink."And tomorrow? Well, PETA will be right back to writing... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:20:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Amare_Stoudemire_shows_off_tats_in_PETA_anti_fur_ad/1655864 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Amare_Stoudemire_shows_off_tats_in_PETA_anti_fur_ad/1655864 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Amare_Stoudemire_shows_off_tats_in_PETA_anti_fur_ad/1655864 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1840afc5ee7fd8434854ff5b415a59fefa0c499/small/Celtics.jpg Amare Stoudemire has become the latest “victim” of the NBA’s Twitter policy. The league fined Amare $7,500 for tweeting during last Wednesday’s Suns game versus Memphis. Stoudemire claims a friend sent the message through his twitter account and it was not him. I don’t know whether STAT is telling the truth or not but if he did [...] Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:24:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/140_Characters_Costs_Amare_7500/1655600 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/140_Characters_Costs_Amare_7500/1655600 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/140_Characters_Costs_Amare_7500/1655600 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc7e5cc921de47a1ea6c9f0e9dda3da8c375b884/small/40.jpg The league fined Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler for tweeting during a game this weekend. The thing is, though... they didn't. Last Wednesday, I was in attendance for the Suns' home game against the Grizzlies. Laptop was open, and so was my Twitter client of choice, when my feed was updated with a tweet from @Amareisreal. This made me LOL, as the kids say, because at that very moment, the account's owner -- Amar'e Stoudemire ...Tyson Chandler was also fined for a tweet th... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:55:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NBA_embarrasses_itself_with_in_game_tweet_fines/1654113 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NBA_embarrasses_itself_with_in_game_tweet_fines/1654113 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NBA_embarrasses_itself_with_in_game_tweet_fines/1654113 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/c/cc6be0873badcc2f0e9a6d572086d86ba08a5f83/small/40.jpg According to the NBA, Tyson and Stoudemire didn’t wait long enough to update their followers on the minutiae of their lives, and it’s going to set them back a few bucks: “The NBA fined Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyson Chandler $7,500 each Sunday for posting to their Twitter accounts during games in violation of league rules. Stoudemire’s Twitter feed was updated during the Suns’ 126-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on We... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Costly_Tweeting_for_Chandler_and_Amare/1653543 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Costly_Tweeting_for_Chandler_and_Amare/1653543 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Costly_Tweeting_for_Chandler_and_Amare/1653543 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/7/271bfb332f2269056a1ce58969c191bdb37c8584/small/PicImg_NBA_MAR_5_ddff.jpg The NBA fined Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyson Chandler $7,500 each Sunday for posting to their Twitter accounts during games in violation of league rules. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:43:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Phoenix_Suns_Amare_Stoudemire_Charlotte_Bobcats_Tyson_Chandler_fined_for_in_game_tweets/1651025 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Phoenix_Suns_Amare_Stoudemire_Charlotte_Bobcats_Tyson_Chandler_fined_for_in_game_tweets/1651025 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Phoenix_Suns_Amare_Stoudemire_Charlotte_Bobcats_Tyson_Chandler_fined_for_in_game_tweets/1651025 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc7e5cc921de47a1ea6c9f0e9dda3da8c375b884/small/40.jpg The NBA fined Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and Charlotte Bobcats forward Tyson Chandler $7,500 each Sunday for posting to their Twitter accounts during games in violation of league rules. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:35:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Stoudemire_T_Chandler_fined_for_in_game_tweets/1651001 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Stoudemire_T_Chandler_fined_for_in_game_tweets/1651001 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Stoudemire_T_Chandler_fined_for_in_game_tweets/1651001 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1840afc5ee7fd8434854ff5b415a59fefa0c499/small/Celtics.jpg The Suns played 3 good quarters of basketball and that was enough to blow out a misfiring Toronto team.  The Suns came out of the 1st quarter looking good.  They continued their torrid shooting (65%!) streak.  Steve Nash countered a weak 1-6 shooting performance by dishing 6 assists to his hot, hot, hot teammates.  The Suns also held a slight edge on the boards, outrebounding Toronto 11-9 and "held" the Raptors to 33% shooting.  I put that in quotes only... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:09:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Recap_2nd_Half_Surge_Allows_Suns_to_Wipe_Out_Raptors_113_94/1650601 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Recap_2nd_Half_Surge_Allows_Suns_to_Wipe_Out_Raptors_113_94/1650601 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Recap_2nd_Half_Surge_Allows_Suns_to_Wipe_Out_Raptors_113_94/1650601 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/6/c66bfa1d61052be4562a336236c6e8aaab59c044/small/nash-violet-palmer1.jpg Amare Stoudemire scored 18 of his 28 points during a torrid third quarter and the Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-111 Wednesday night for their 15th consecutive home victory. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:37:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Stoudemire_powers_Suns_to_15th_straight_home_victory/1634217 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Stoudemire_powers_Suns_to_15th_straight_home_victory/1634217 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Stoudemire_powers_Suns_to_15th_straight_home_victory/1634217 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc7e5cc921de47a1ea6c9f0e9dda3da8c375b884/small/40.jpg More photos » by Paul Connors - AP 2 days ago: Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire, center, takes a shot between Detroit Pistons defenders Jonas Jerebko, left, of Sweden, and Ben Wallace, right, in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns won 117-91. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Browse more photos » There's a Suns game tonight! Yay! The Phoenix Suns get... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:31:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_Preview_Suns_vs_Grizzlies/1630761 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_Preview_Suns_vs_Grizzlies/1630761 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Game_Preview_Suns_vs_Grizzlies/1630761 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1840afc5ee7fd8434854ff5b415a59fefa0c499/small/Celtics.jpg Phoenix Suns Coach Alvin Gentry and Forward Amare Stoudemire have a slight disagreement over shot selection in the Suns loss to the Lakers. (Photo by Max Simbron) View full size photo » There was a little difference of opinion today at practice between Coach Gentry and Amare Stoudemire over shot selection. Talking about Amare's play against the Lakers, Coach Gentry said that Amare should have taken the outside jump s... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:55:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Stoudemire_and_Gentry_Not_On_The_Same_Page_About_Shot_Selection/1565626 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Stoudemire_and_Gentry_Not_On_The_Same_Page_About_Shot_Selection/1565626 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Stoudemire_and_Gentry_Not_On_The_Same_Page_About_Shot_Selection/1565626 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc7e5cc921de47a1ea6c9f0e9dda3da8c375b884/small/40.jpg More photos » by Winslow Townson - AP J-Rich was feeling it friday night against the Celtics. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) Browse more photos » "Compete on the Boards" was written on the chalk board in the Suns locker room before the game. Not only did the Suns compete on the boards, they actually won against the undefeated Boston Celtics in Boston Friday night, 110-103. Jason Richardson played a monster game, leading the way in scoring for the Suns with 34. Richards... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:53:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Richardson_Stoudemire_Lead_Suns_to_Big_Win_Versus_Unbeaten_Celtics/1517129 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Richardson_Stoudemire_Lead_Suns_to_Big_Win_Versus_Unbeaten_Celtics/1517129 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Richardson_Stoudemire_Lead_Suns_to_Big_Win_Versus_Unbeaten_Celtics/1517129 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1840afc5ee7fd8434854ff5b415a59fefa0c499/small/Celtics.jpg For the time being, Amare Stoudemire will have to contribute at the free throw, from outside and with positional defense. (Photo by Max Simbron) View full size photo uploaded October 29, 2009 A few weeks ago Phoenix Suns Head Coach Alvin Gentry declared that this star power forward Amare Stoudemire was only about 60% back towards full recovery from his eye injury. Gentry wasn't talking about Amare's eye itself which ha... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Amare_Stoudemires_Rocky_Road_to_Recovery/1458009 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Amare_Stoudemires_Rocky_Road_to_Recovery/1458009 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Amare_Stoudemires_Rocky_Road_to_Recovery/1458009 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1840afc5ee7fd8434854ff5b415a59fefa0c499/small/Celtics.jpg