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Smart, Giannis headline NBA’s All-Defensive team
8:38 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis…
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Luka all smiles after Mavericks demolish Suns
PHOENIX – As Luka Doncic lit up the scoreboard in Sunday’s Game 7, burying the top-seeded Phoenix Suns by halftime,…
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CP3 says he’s not retiring as Suns implode in G7
PHOENIX — For the second straight year, Suns point guard Chris Paul’s season came to an end with his team…
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NBA playoffs 2022: Legacies on the line in pair of Game 7s
Which NBA contenders will join the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors in the conference finals? Sunday’s Game 7s feature…
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Booker relishing first G7, says Suns are ‘locked in’
PHOENIX — On the plane ride back home after losing in blowout fashion to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6…
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NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs to deliver record-breaking weekend action
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — the postseason. In most cases, nothing beats a series going to…
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Fired-up Doncic, Mavs force Game 7 vs. Suns
DALLAS — For the second time in a span of three possessions, Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic drove straight down…
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Zombies, tigers and 360 dunks: Why Phoenix Suns star Deandre Ayton can’t live without video games
It’s a Monday afternoon at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, and Suns center Deandre Ayton is locked in. He’s not…
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Chriss follows Biyombo off court after ejections
PHOENIX — Dallas Mavericks forward Marquese Chriss followed Suns center Bismack Biyombo off the court and through the tunnel after…
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The NBA’s second round has had everything — what’s next in four big Game 5s?
What’s next in four thrilling NBA conference semifinal series? After Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III was a late scratch…
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Williams named top coach after guiding Suns’ rise
6:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has won the Red Auerbach Trophy as NBA Coach of…
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Mavs remove fan after incident with CP3’s family
DALLAS — Several family members of Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul in attendance for Game 4 of the Western…
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Foul-prone Paul vows ‘to be better’ after Suns loss
DALLAS — Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul registered more fouls than points for the first time in his postseason career…
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‘Better’ effort helps Mavs trim Suns’ lead to 2-1
DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic felt that he let his teammates down with what he accurately described as a…
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NBA playoffs: How two contenders shifted their series — and how two hot teams got even hotter
How much has each NBA conference semifinals shifted after Game 2? For the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis…
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Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum and more don stylish NBA playoff fits
Pregame fashion has become woven into the fabric of the NBA, with some players building a reputation for their wardrobe…
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Where are the NBA’s conference semifinals headed? What four Game 1s revealed
Four Game 1s are in the books in the NBA’s conference semifinals. The Milwaukee Bucks handed the Boston Celtics their…
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Kidd: Luka dominant, need others to ‘join the party’
PHOENIX — One of the most anticipated matchups of the NBA postseason’s second round, pitting Defensive Player of the Year…
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NBA playoffs: The stars, storylines and matchups to watch in the second round
After a thrilling opening round of the NBA playoffs that saw the NBA-best Phoenix Suns getting tested by the New…
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NBA experts’ picks for Celtics-Bucks, Grizzlies-Warriors and every second-round series
Which NBA teams are headed to the conference finals? In the Eastern Conference, the top-seeded Miami Heat just saw their…
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Suns fined for not ‘timely’ revealing Booker injury
The Phoenix Suns have been fined $25,000 for failing to disclose Devin Booker‘s injury status for their Game 6 first-round…
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NBA playoffs 2022: Complete second-round matchups, schedules and news
The NBA postseason is here, and it’s shaping up to be a wide-open chase to the 2022 title. The Phoenix…
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Paul perfect for Suns en route to closing out Pels
NEW ORLEANS — With the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in some danger with one star hurt and an ascendant New Orleans…
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Suns get Booker back for Game 6 vs. Pelicans
5:47 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Brian Windhorst…
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Sources: Game 6 return a possibility for Booker
Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker is progressing on a return soon, possibly for Game 6 on Thursday or a…
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Bridges takes over, Suns take control vs. Pelicans
PHOENIX — Missing Devin Booker and with the New Orleans Pelicans applying heavy pressure to Chris Paul, the Phoenix Suns…
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Ex-Suns staffer pleads guilty to illicit ticket sales
A former Phoenix Suns ticket manager has pleaded guilty to illicitly selling more than 2,800 of the team’s tickets through…
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Suns’ Williams sounds off, cites 42-15 FT disparity
NEW ORLEANS — Normally low-key by design, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams had some cutting remarks about the officiating after…
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CP3 dominates 4th again as Booker-less Suns win
2:19 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — The Point God was at it again. Just five days after Chris…
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Sources: Booker has Grade 1 hamstring strain
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has suffered a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, sources told ESPN’s Brian Windhorst on Thursday.…
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Sources: Suns’ Booker likely out next 2 games
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is likely to miss Games 3 and 4 against the New Orleans Pelicans with a…
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Under-the-radar X factors who could steal an NBA playoff game
If NBA fans outside of Pennsylvania didn’t know the name Tyrese Maxey, they sure do now. While the Toronto Raptors…
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Paul takes over late, tops Nash mark in Suns’ win
PHOENIX — First, Chris Paul heard his former teammate and coach Willie Green instruct the New Orleans Pelicans to dare…
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NBA playoff takeaways: Miami flexes its muscle in a Game 1 rout
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2022 NBA playoffs! Saturday saw a flurry of impressive postseason debuts, including those from…
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NBA experts’ picks for Nets-Celtics, Pelicans-Suns and every first-round series
What lies ahead in the NBA postseason? The Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves are advancing as seven seeds, while the…
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Sarver retiring as bank exec amid NBA probe
Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver will be retiring as executive chairman from Western Alliance Bancorporation in June, ending a…
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NBA experts’ picks for 76ers-Raptors, Warriors-Nuggets and every first-round series
What lies ahead in the NBA postseason? The Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves are advancing as seven seeds, while the…
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NBA playoffs 2022: Complete first-round matchups, schedules and news
The NBA postseason is here, and it’s shaping up to be a wide-open chase to the 2022 title. The Phoenix…
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Suns’ Williams earns top coach honor from peers
Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams — architect of the NBA’s best regular-season team — has been voted the National Basketball…
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The 75 things you need to know about the NBA postseason
The NBA postseason is here, and the 75th season in league history could deliver one of its most wide-open chases…
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Why nearly a dozen NBA players could get MVP votes this season
Could the NBA regular season’s final week decide the 2022 MVP? While Denver Nuggets center and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic…
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Lakers out of playoff race: ‘Just didn’t get it done’
PHOENIX — A season that started with championship promise for the Los Angeles Lakers ended with the pain of failing…
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NBA Power Rankings: Sixers streaking, Knicks falling back to earth
Who are the best teams in the NBA right now? The Milwaukee Bucks certainly don’t look like a team that…
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NBA Power Rankings: Phoenix rises; KD returns ahead of a massive East battle
Let the battle for the Eastern Conference begin in the NBA. With Kevin Durant back after missing nearly two months…
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