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05.08.12

Steve Nash Named the GM of Canada’s National Team International, NBA, Olympics, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Steve Nash has found himself a second job. It was announced today that he’s the new general manager of Canada’s national hoops team. From the FIBA website: “Canada Basketball on Tuesday announced that Nash is to take up the newly-created position of General Manager of the Senior Men’s Team, to provide ‘the leadership and inspiration for a program that is blessed with a wealth of emerging talent.’ The 38-year-old Nash, who doesn’t know yet where he will play next season in the NBA after spending the last eight seasons with the Phoenix Suns, is looking to bring a spark to ...
05.03.12

Exec: Phoenix Suns Might Not Use League-High Cap Space This Summer NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Often criticized for their unwillingness to spend on free agents, the Phoenix Suns are once again sounding like they won’t pay to improve the squad this summer (surely, soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Steve Nash will love hearing this.) From the AZ Republic: “Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby was part of the team that represented John Hinckley Jr. when he was tried for an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Thirty-one years later, he said he awakes each day feeling the same level of obligation to running the Suns because of the community’s passion for the team. Babby is ...
04.26.12

Phoenix Suns Gorilla Mascot Was Punched in the Nose, Bloodied NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
It’s been quite a rough season for NBA mascots. The Phoenix Suns’ Gorilla is the latest injury victim, as he suffered a bloody nose courtesy a less-than-amused Miami Heat fan. Reports the AZ Republic: “The Phoenix Suns Gorilla kicked the wrong man Tuesday night, a Miami Heat fan who didn’t see the humor and responded with a punch to the mascot’s nose, police said. The gorilla’s nose was bloodied and his antagonist’s point was made. Both ended the night none the worse for wear, and neither was charged after Tempe police took a report at Dave & Buster’s in Tempe ...
04.20.12

Video: Clippers Angry Over Robin Lopez’s Flagrant Foul on Blake Griffin NBA, Other News, SLAMTV, Suns News | (0)
Robin Lopez was kicked out of last night’s Clippers/Suns game in Phoenix, but following the tough loss, Blake Griffin and his teammates continued to steam over the hard foul. From the LA Times: “The Clippers were more angry about the strained neck Griffin suffered because of the play that got Lopez ejected than they were about not being able to execute late in the game. ‘You can push all the way up to that line. The line is pretty fine,’ Griffin said. ‘Once it gets crossed, it becomes real dangerous, I guess. But that’s the way it’s been going.’ [...] ...
04.10.12

Steve Nash ‘Very Disappointed’ Ricky Rubio Got Injured NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Steve Nash is a Ricky Rubio fan, and is feeling bummed out that the exciting Spanish point guard had his promising rookie season cut short by a knee injury. From the Star Tribune: “Like just about everybody around the league, Steve Nash remembers being disappointed when Ricky Rubio went down because of a knee injury March 9 against the Lakers. ‘It hurt them, obviously, in a number of ways,’ Nash, in the Twin Cities with the Suns for Monday’s game, said. ‘One, it took away their main playmaker. And two, it hurt their depth. It’s not something anyone wants ...
04.04.12

Steve Nash Looking to Sign a Three-Year Deal This Summer NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Steve Nash, 38, will be one of the more intriguing free agents on the market this summer, and with his back feeling pretty good this season, Nash has his eyes set on inking a three-year deal. Per ESPN: “With the Phoenix Suns clinging to their playoff lives in the Western Conference, star point guard Steve Nash insists his back feels ‘the best it’s felt in a decade.’ Nash said he intends to ‘sign for three more years this summer’ and play beyond his 40th birthday when he either inks a new deal to stay with the Suns or finds a ...
04.02.12

Grant Hill Vows to Return This Season Following Knee Surgery NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Grant Hill had minor right knee surgery on Friday, and he’s convinced that his season isn’t over just yet. Reports the AZ Republic: “If it seems hard to believe that Grant Hill could return from Friday’s knee surgery before the season ends, consider this detail: his right knee has been less swollen following team physician Thomas Carter’s surgery than it had before the non-optional scope. Hill’s expectation to return for some of Suns’ remaining 14 games was clear Sunday, when he returned to US Airways Center for the first time since having the medial meniscus tear repaired. He was cleared ...
03.30.12

Grant Hill Needs Knee Surgery, Could Be Out For Season Other News, Suns News | (0)
Grant Hill’s no stranger to injuries—and specifically knee problems—but his latest physical setback comes at a particularly painful time, as the Suns are fighting hard to stay in the Western Conference Playoff race. Hill reportedly will undergo surgery on his right knee to repair a meniscus tear, and will miss at least most of Phoenix’s remaining regular season games, if not the rest of the year. More, from the Arizona Republic: “Suns small forward Grant Hill will undergo minor right knee surgery Friday morning and miss at least most of the season’s remaining games. A magnetic resonance imaging test on ...
03.30.12

Grant Hill to Undergo Right Knee Surgery NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
The surgery on Grant Hill’s right knee today is considered minor, but it could signal the end of his season. Reports the AZ Republic: “A magnetic resonance imaging test on Hill’s right knee revealed Thursday that he has a meniscus tear to the right knee, which underwent an arthroscopy in September to remove a loose piece of cartilage. Hill likely will be out until at least mid-April, if not the season, but more will be known after the surgery. Hill, the league’s second oldest player by a day at age 39, said Wednesday that his right knee first began bothering ...
03.29.12

Video: Blake Griffin Dunks on Channing Frye NBA, Other News, SLAMTV, Suns News | (0)
Channing Frye did the right thing (theoretically) in challenging an airborne Blake Griffin, but when he realized that he had absolutely no chance at stopping the posterization, he tried to pull back at the very last moment. By then, the damage had already been done.

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