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NBA: Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after one season 

The Phoenix Suns on Monday announced the sacking of head coach Mike Budenholzer after just one season, Afrosport reports. Budenholzer, who led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA Championship, was appointed as Phoenix's coach last year on a five-year, $50 million deal. However, having missed the NBA playoffs and play-in tournament this season, the Suns have decided to relieve Budenholzer of his duties after he...

NBA: Durant, White named Players of the Week for Week 22

NBA: Durant, White named Players of the Week for Week 22

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant and Chicago Bulls guard Coby White have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 22 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 22 West: Kevin Durant (@Suns) East: Coby White (@chicagobulls) pic.twitter.com/bvd61J0ikb — NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2025 Durant has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the 33rd time in...

NBA: Durant overtakes Shaquille O’Neal, moves into eighth on all-time scoring list

NBA: Durant becomes eighth player to reach 30,000 career points

Kevin Durant on Tuesday night became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points as the Phoenix Suns lost 119-112 to the Memphis Grizzlies at Footprint Center. Durant, who scored 34 points against the Grizzlies, reached the milestone with a free throw in the third quarter in his 1,101st career game. The 36-year-old also became the joint-third fastest to achieve this feat alongside Kareem...

NBA: Devin Booker becomes Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading scorer

NBA: Devin Booker becomes Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading scorer

Devin Booker became the Phoenix Suns’ all-time leading scorer in their 121-119 overtime loss to the Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Booker finished the game with 34 points, taking his career points total to 15,678 to overtake Walter Davis (15,666) as the Suns’ leading scorer. The 28-year-old, who surpassed the franchise record on a 3-pointer with 7:34 remaining in...

NBA to return to China with two preseason games in 2025

NBA to return to China with two preseason games in 2025

The NBA will return to China for the first time in five years with two preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns scheduled for Macau in October 2025, the league announced on Friday. A tweet from then Houston Rockets manager Daryl Morey supporting protests in Hong Kong stirred up some controversies, leading to no NBA games being held in China since two preseason games...