Deadspin: Phoenix Suns

Dan Majerle Caught An Automatic Double At Tonight's Diamondbacks Game

Timothy Burke — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:31:13 EDT

In his 14-year NBA career, Phoenix Suns star Dan Majerle made his name with intensity and a freakish body. Tonight "Thunder Dan" showed skills in a sport other than basketball, as the swingman—while grabbing a bite at a Chase Field picnic area—nabbed an automatic double off the bat of Geraldo Parra barehanded. The Suns assistant coach posed and showed off one last glimpse of that trademark intensity, which reminded viewers (or at least your editors) how scary Majerle was in his playing days. More »

Miami Heat Fan Refuses To High-Five Phoenix Suns Gorilla, Punches Him In The Face Instead

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:30:00 EDT

These are proving to be dangerous times for NBA mascots. Two weeks ago, Moondog of the Cleveland Cavaliers briefly went to the hospital after getting clocked in the eye by the Pacers' David West. And this week, the Phoenix Suns Gorilla found himself on the receiving end of some unwanted physical violence. It happened Tuesday at an event at a Dave & Buster's in Tempe, Ariz. Here's the Arizona Republic on how it all went down: More »

Suns Fans Celebrate The Career Of Steve Nash With A Giant Drawing Of A Penis

Timothy Burke — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT

Steve Nash becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and since the Suns didn't qualify for the playoffs, his offseason essentially started last night. Suns fans came out to lament his departure (or beg him to stay) including at least one who decided the occasion called for a display of a giant cock-and-balls on Fox Sports Arizona. More »

The Suns Shut Down And Beat Up Blake Griffin

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:15:00 EDT

Blake Griffin was unstoppable in the first quarter, going 7-for-13 from the field. Phoenix regrouped, and turned the game into something more closely rembling Atari's Basketbrawl, and what do you know: it worked. Griffin didn't score another field goal the rest of the game. More »

ESPN Headline Writer Unintentionally Encapsulates Grant Hill's Career

Jack Dickey — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:45:59 EDT

To Hill, they're more vital than air and water. [ESPN.com, h/t Jimmy] More »

Channing Frye Is The Latest Victim Of A Blake Griffin Monster Dunk

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:50:00 EDT

It's not quite what Blake Griffin did to Kendrick Perkins back in January, but that's only because Channing Frye politely gets out of the way once he realizes what's coming. Griffin only accentuates his point by stealing the ball on the Suns' next possession and dunking again. More »

Steve Nash Dished A No-Look Pass While On His Ass Complaining To The Referee

Timothy Burke — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EDT

Last night's Suns-Spurs game got off to a unique start, as Steve Nash fell to the floor after being checked by a San Antonio defender, looked up at the referee to complain about the no-call, and simultaneously passed the ball to Marcin Gortat, who attempted a three-pointer. If there's any play that might represent Nash's career in a nutshell, it might be this one. (The Spurs won 107-100, led by "old man" Tim Duncan's 26 points.) [FS Arizona] More »

What If Dirk Nowitzki Was Missing A Chromosome And Lived In Phoenix?

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:30:00 EST

Then he'd be like a lot of people living in Phoenix. (h/t Tom) More »

Kobe Bryant Totally Googles Himself

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:45:50 EST

Kobe Bryant scored 48 points last night in a win against the Suns, the team he's saved his best performances for since 2006, when Phoenix knocked the Lakers out in the first round of the playoffs (they did it again in '07). When it was all over and everybody was fawning, the Black Mamba humbly acknowledged his teammates and his coach and his God-given talents and went home to rest his cortisone-numbed wrist. More »

Leaked Emails Show A Newsweek Reporter Trying To Set A Picky Shaq Up With Some Girls (He Only Wants Rihanna)

Jack Dickey — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:45:00 EDT

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As far as we know, Shaquille O'Neal—divorced a few years back—is happy with his comically out-of-proportion lover, Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander. More »

Vince Carter Reminds Us That He's Still Vince Carter

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:15:00 EDT

A chin-strapped, goateed Vince Carter took off against the Thunder last night and, with a quick spin-move into the block and a graceful reverse dunk, returned us all to a time when he was Half Amazing. Carter has been in the league for 12 years and he's still averaging close to 15 points per game for the Suns and still throwing down dunks like this when he wants to. He had 28 points in Phoenix's 116-98 loss. More »

Blake Griffin Got A Technical On This Dunk And It Was Worth It

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:55:00 EDT

We haven't had too much of a Blake-reel on the site ever since he dunked over a car and hyped a football recruit, but here he is. Against Phoenix on Sunday, Blake Griffin took a pass from Mo Williams off the pick-and-roll, threw this dunk over Marcin Gortat's head, and got called for the offensive foul. It was his sixth of the game, and he racked up a technical for the overreaction, but — in Suns coach Alvin Gentry's words — "That was one hell of a dunk." Gentry added, "I don't care if it was a charge. That might be as impressive of a dunk as I've seen in the NBA in 23 years. I think that was the best dunk he's had since he was in the league." The Clippers lost 108-99, and Griffin was just 6-for-18 from the field with two boards, but at least there was this. More »

ASU Student Dunks Ball, Self

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST

Nick Corrales is on the Suns' little trampoliney-dunkey team, but overshot his mark Wednesday night. I think that's touching it above the cylinder, so it doesn't count. More »

A Mink Stole Is Full-Length On Nate Robinson

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:15:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Official Graph Proves That Steve Nash May Be Missing A Low-Post Presence This Season

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:25:47 EST

Hoopism.com has put together a nice interactive feature with weighted graphs showing who passed where in the 2009-2010 NBA season. It may not shock you to see that Nash had a certain connection with Amar'e Stoudamire last year. More »

What Does It Mean When Steve Nash Says The Suns Will Stink?

David Matthews — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EDT

In an interview with SB Nation Arizona, Steve Nash looked at the Suns' roster and declared, "if I was outside this picture and a betting man, I would probably pick us to be outside of the playoffs." What does this mean? More »

When Preseason Games Of Grab-Ass Go Wrong

David Matthews — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:45:00 EDT

Last night's Raptors-Suns game featured this delightful sequence in which Reggie Evans fouled Grant Hill, which led to the two engaging in a spirited round of ironic ass-slappery. Both players were ejected. Via Skeets. More »

Steve Kerr Resigns, Trades Himself Back To Television

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:22:00 EDT

Resigns as Suns' GM after four years of overseeing fastfastfastfastfast basketball. [SLAM!] More »

Alvin Gentry Loses His Lunch (And Now No One Is Hungry)

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:00:22 EDT

What is going on with sports TV tonight? Someone must have spiked his porkchop. More »

Last Night's Winner: The Stupid Zone Defense

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:30:46 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the Phoenix Suns' 2-3 zone, which has thus far discombobulated the Lakers and which is otherwise a regrettable development for hoopish fops like me. More »

One-Eyed Funnyman Steve Nash Responds to Phil Jackson's "Nash Carries the Ball" Dig

Gourmet Spud — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:00:18 EDT

"I've never heard anyone accuse me of carrying it...I mean, the best coach in the league, Gregg Popovich, didn't have a problem with it last week." Bam! Man, I can't wait until this series actually starts, sometime in mid-June. More »

Amar'e Is Against Arizona's Immigration Bill Because The Jews Have Suffered Enough (UPDATE)

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Whatever your politics, there are plenty of good reasons to support "Los Suns'" Cinco De Mayo gesture. Amar'e Stoudemire's is not one of them. More »

Flip Murray In A Nutshell: The Incredible, Too-Late Buzzer Not-Quite Beater

David Matthews — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:45:00 EDT

Flip Murray hit an amazing half-court shot in last night's Suns-Bulls game. Unfortunately, the third-quarter buzzer had already sounded, and Flip was left to ponder the thin line between glory and a spot on Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers. [TheHoopsDoctors.com] More »

Steve Nash And Robin Lopez Star In Balls Talk

David Matthews — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:15:00 EDT

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File this one under "Time, Too Much." The secret behind Steve Nash's control over the Suns is revealed to be your everyday psycho-sexual intimidation. H/T reader DH. More »

Cockpunch Night In The NIT

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

LeBron, Meet Your New Teammate: Shaquille O'Neal

Ben Cohen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:15:00 EDT

The Cavaliers and Suns have reached a deal in principle to send Shaquille O'Neal to the Land of LeBron, Yahoo! Sports reports. Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic and a pick to Phoenix. No confirmation from @THE_REAL_SHAQ yet. [Yahoo!, Twitter] More »

Steve Nash Must Be Stopped Before He Directs Again

Rick Chandler — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:45:15 EDT

In his directorial debut, Steve Nash frolicked with Baron Davis on a tandem bike. Now there's Superbadge, starring Shaquille O'Neal and Alando Tucker as cops. This can't be good for anyone. [NBA.com] More »

Shaq Wins This Round Against Kobe

Dashiell Bennett — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:25:00 EST

Kobe Bryant puts up 49, but Lakers still lose to Steve Nash-less Suns. Shaquille O'Neal scores 33 for Phoenix to keeps the playoff chase interesting. (Celtics lost too.) [Yahoo] More »

Phoenix Mocks Amar'e Stoudemire's Pain

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:15:42 EST

In light of Stoudemire's season-ending vision problems, the Suns probably regret launching their "See The Best You Can See" contest. First prize—free laser eye surgery! Second prize? A painful offseason of angst and regret. [Fanster] More »

Amar'e Stoudemire Needs An I ... Uh, Eye

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:15:15 EST

No one saw this coming. Literally! Amar'e Stoudemire had eye surgery this morning to repair a detached retina (yikes!) and will miss at least eight weeks—and possibly the rest of the season. More »

Terry Porter Says Terry Porter Is No Longer Coaching The Suns

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:30:27 EST

Porter confirms that he has been fired by Phoenix and will be replaced by Alvin Gentry, partially-vindicating Peter Vescey. [AP/Google] More »

Terry Porter's Unhappy All-Star Weekend

Marcel Mutoni — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST

Here today, gone tomorrow: "There are strong indications that the Suns will have a new head coach leading them at Monday's scheduled afternoon practice. Although no final decision has been made, the apparent plan is for Suns management to fire Terry Porter - who in his first season has led the Suns to a 28-23 record and ninth place in the Western Conference standings - on Monday. Because of financial concerns, the replacement probably would come from the staff. Lead assistant Alvin Gentry would be the likely successor, not General Manager Steve Kerr, as has been reported." [Arizona Republic] More »

Bad News: Peter Vecsey Says You're Fired

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:34 EST

Does New York Post NBA tracker Peter Vecesy know something you don't? It wasn't even lunchtime today before he had already predicted the imminent demise of two NBA careers. More »

The End Of The Shaq Era In Phoenix Draws Nigh

Pete Gaines — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST

One year ago yesterday, the Phoenix Suns traded for Shaquille O'Neal. Today, Marc Stein of ESPN.com is reporting that the Suns are possibly looking to trade Shaq and one-time future cornerstone Amare Stoudemire. More »

Brandon Roy Plays A Game Of 52 Pickup

Rick Chandler — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:15:22 EST

Portland coach Nate McMillan on Brandon Roy's career night in the Blazers' 124-119 win over the Suns: “It really felt like a quiet 52 points. He was just knocking down shots." [NBCSports] More »

Steve Nash Broken Up Over Raja Bell Trade

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:45:01 EST

The Phoenix Suns pulled the trigger on a five-player deal last night, that sends Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Charlotte in exchange for human hang glider Jason Richardson. The move gives the Bobcats some defensive help and another point guard, while it brings the Suns a new scoring threat and also makes Steve Nash sad. More »

Will The Real Shaq Twitter Feed Please Stand Up?

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:15:08 EST

This story involves technology and is written by an old person, so try to bear with me as I attempt to follow along. A few weeks ago, someone started using Twitter under the name Shaquille O'Neal. Everyone was all in a tizzy, until it was revealed that the person behind it was not really O'Neal. Fine. But now reports say that Shaq was so upset over the whole ordeal that he has started his own authentic Twitter, under the name The_Real_Shaq. So why should we believe this one? Let's go to the tale of the Tweets and see what we find. More »

Everybody Was Shaq Fu Fighting ...

Rick Chandler — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:30:12 EST

A donnybrook in which Yao Ming squares off against Steve Nash, practically everyone else gets involved in the scuffling, and then Shaq runs in and starts throwing people around like Andre the Giant? Why didn't someone tell me that Wednesday's Rockets-Suns game was going to be so much fun? Video below. More »

30 Previews In 30 Days: The Phoenix Suns

Basketbawful — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:30:20 EDT

NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that proves I can't friggin' spell. (The Magic preview will be up tomorrow.) They are: The Phoenix Suns. More »

Shaquille O'Neal has a Few Things He's Like to Get Off of His Chest...

Basketbawful — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:30:41 EDT

Sports 620 KTAR showed up at Suns practice on Tuesday and provided The Big Angry with an opportunity to lay waste to everything in his path. The first target: Gregg Popovich, the yellow bastard who dared to (successfully) employ the Hack-a-Shaq strategy in last year's first round playoff series between the Spurs and Suns. More »