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1 month ago | desertsportsent.com | Trevor Booth

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are widely expected to part ways, but according to NBA insider Jake Fischer, a return to the Valley for Durant “has not been fully ruled out.” Here is what the Yahoo! Sports senior writer reported on “The Stein Line”: “It has been widely anticipated that Durant will be back on the trade market this summer … a return to the desert next season, though, has not been fully ruled out.” Durant is under contract for one more season, but after an unexpected 36-46...

Mar 5, 2025 | desertsportsent.com | Trevor Booth

Here is everything that Suns guard Collin Gillespie, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter of the comeback 119-117 win over the LA Clippers, said in his postgame press conference. On contributing in the comeback win with 10 points in the final quarter: “Just play hard, compete. I don’t know what we started down (19 points at the start of the period), but we were down, so just try to inject some energy, some life. Playing hard, competing, talking to the guys.

Mar 5, 2025 | desertsportsent.com | Trevor Booth

Here is everything that Suns forward Kevin Durant said after his team’s 23-point comeback win over the LA Clippers. On the Suns’ crowd: “Just looking around, after we were down 20, it seemed like they were having a terrible time. I hate putting that type of product on the court. I know we should focus on the game and focus on the game plan and not looking to the crowd and not engaged with the crowd, keep it professional. All of this sh– that they tell us.

Feb 24, 2025 | desertsportsent.com | Trevor Booth

Fans are calling for the Phoenix Suns to fire head coach Mike Budenholzer. Budenholzer, who is a former NBA champion with the Milwaukee Bucks, is not meeting expectations, as the Suns fell for the fifth time in six games to the Toronto Raptors. Phoenix’s core includes Kevin Durant, who is arguably one of the NBA’s best 10 players, and Devin Booker, one of the younger stars in the league. Bradley Beal is also a former runner-up to the NBA scoring championship.

Feb 16, 2025 | desertsportsent.com | Trevor Booth

NBA fans reacted to the disqualification of former Phoenix Sun and current San Antonio Spurs player Chris Paul and his teammate, Victor Wembanyama, from the 2025 NBA Skills Challenge. The skills challenge, one of the three contests along with the 3-point shootout and slam dunk competition on All-Star Saturday night, is an event to highlight the ball-handling, dribbling, passing and shooting skills of a big and a guard from the same team.