Tag Archive | Phoenix Suns

NBA Star Chris Paul Named Inaugural Recipient of Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award

Recently, the WNBA announced that Phoenix Suns’ 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul has been named the inaugural recipient of the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball, and advocacy for the WNBA. The WNBA and Vanessa Bryant will present Paul the award at […]

USA Basketball Announces 57 Finalists for U.S. Olympic Men’s Team

By Stacy Podelski March 12, 2021 Leave a comment

Adding 15 players to 42 previously selected USA Basketball Men’s National Team finalists, 57 athletes today were announced by USA Basketball as finalists for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team. The player selections were approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors. The official 12-member U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team roster will be announced later […]

Trae Young has a career night in honor of Kobe with a Bizarre story of numbers

By Marco Morales January 27, 2020 Leave a comment

Today is one of the saddest days in the history of sports, as all-time great Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter accident earlier this morning. Many celebrities and athletes payed tribute to Kobe through all social media platforms, one of them being Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. There is a video on the internet […]

Rockets’ Beverley to replace Wizards’ Wall in Taco Bell Skills Challenge

By Stacy Podelski February 10, 2015 Leave a comment

Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley will replace Washington Wizards guard John Wall in the 2015 Taco Bell® Skills Challenge during State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 14. TNT will exclusively televise the Taco Bell® Skills Challenge, which features a head-to-head, bracket-style tournament format for the first time. State Farm All-Star Saturday Night begins at […]

Nets Unveil Brooklynized Version of Franchise’s ABA ‘Stars and Stripes’ Uniform

By Stacy Podelski January 26, 2015 1 Comment

The Nets are paying homage to champions of the past with their new alternate uniform, a Brooklynized version of the ABA Nets ‘Stars and Stripes’ uniform, worn from 1972-1976. The Nets will debut the new look when they host the Phoenix Suns at Barclays Center on Friday, March 6, and will continue to wear it for four […]

Nets vs. Suns Notes 1/11/13

By Stacy Podelski January 11, 2013 Leave a comment

Here are notes for those fans watching the Brooklyn Nets (20-15) host the Phoenix Suns (12-24) in NBA action at the Barclays Center on Friday night. If the Nets win it would be the second consecutive victory over Phoenix, while ending a five-game losing streak. A victory would also tie the longest winning streak of […]