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Suns Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:27:04 PDT

While the rest of the top rookies assembled in New York had their fingers crossed hoping to be drafted as soon as possible, Stanford center Robin Lopez followed a different tack.

"I was almost hoping that I would drop," Lopez said after Suns selected him with the 15th overall pick. "I was probably the only person in the draft room that was hoping I would drop a few spots to end up on this team."

The Suns had their fingers crossed as well. And after Kansas shooting guard Brandon Rush and LSU power forward Anthony Randolph—two players also high on Phoenix's wish list—went 13th and 14th, respectively—they were able to take the 7-foot, 255-pound Lopez and plug him in as Shaquille O'Neal's backup and understudy at center.

Phoenix was able to get the...

Is Davis enough to put Clippers in playoffs? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:13:00 PDT

A comparative analysis shows Baron Davis has the potential to help the Clippers win more than 50 games.

Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:54:00 PDT

Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.

NBA draft's winners, losers (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:48:00 PDT

O.J. Mayo and other freshmen were big winners of NBA draft night. The T'Wolves and Bobcats weren't as fortunate.

Shaq loses another badge for rap about Kobe (AP)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:38:24 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal's raunchy rap in which he mocked former teammate Kobe Bryant is costing him another of his lawman badges. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown said Wednesday that he has asked the Phoenix Suns center to return a badge he was given for his work with the southwest Virginia county's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Shaq gets slapped by sheriff for rap about Bryant (AP)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:04:43 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the Phoenix Suns center's use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language left him no choice. Arpaio made Shaq a special deputy in 2006 and promoted him to colonel of his largely ceremonial posse...

Shaq says Kobe ruined his marriage, too (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:38:51 PDT

Kobe Bryant was on the receiving end of a withering Shaq attack the other night as his former teammate trashed...

Toronto trading T.J. Ford? (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:34 PDT

The deal's dead , apparently, and the proposed transaction sending Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal for T.J.

Shaq rap cracks Kobe can't win a title without him (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:32:48 PDT

Just in case anybody had forgotten that Kobe Bryant has never won an NBA title without Shaquille O'Neal, the big...

Draft buzz (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:58:00 PDT

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves locking in on O.J. Mayo?

NBA draft likely to finally separate Lopez twins (AP)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:01:28 PDT

Brook and Robin Lopez have been playing basketball together since the first grade. From driveway 1-on-1 to high school in Fresno, Calif., and later at Stanford, the twin 7-footers have never been far apart. So you could forgive them for being sentimental about the future. The NBA draft on Thursday will likely separate the 20-year-olds for the first time in their lives.

Suns complete coaching staff for Terry Porter (AP)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:31:39 PDT

The Phoenix Suns hired Alvin Gentry, Bill Cartwright, Dan Majerle and Igor Kokoskov as assistant coaches to Terry Porter. Gentry, a 29-year coaching veteran, is the lone holdover from Mike D'Antoni's staff. Gentry will return for his fifth season with the Suns. Majerle, a former Suns player who is in the team's Ring of Honor, hasn't coached before.

Charles Barkley enters celeb poker event in Vegas (AP)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:00:27 PDT

Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity. The former NBA star is scheduled to play in a celebrity poker tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker on July 2. The "Ante Up for Africa" event is designed to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Celtics, Lakers favorites to win 2009 NBA title (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:48:00 PDT

In case you're curious, here are the current odds for the 2009 NBA championship, courtesty of Bodog: Boston...

Fight against cancer inspires Tisdale's 'Rebound' (AP)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:01:30 PDT

Wayman Tisdale's newest CD starts with a chuckle and a proclamation: "When life tries to get you down, it's the perfect time for a rebound. It's my turn." Tisdale knows all about rebounding -- and scoring, for that matter -- from a 12-year career in the NBA that followed three record-setting seasons at Oklahoma.

Operative word in Bulls' coaching search: Cheap (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:02:53 PDT

My Cousin Vinny, we'll call him. It doesn't sound remotely as good as coach Mike D'Antoni, coach Doug Collins,...

Bulls go with their third choice: Del Negro (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:49:49 PDT

The Bulls are expected to introduce Vinny Del Negro as the team's 17th head coach at a Wednesday news...

Bulls to hire Del Negro as head coach? (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:44:35 PDT

Vinny Del Negro has been offered the Chicago Bulls head coaching job, according to a person within the league...

Suns introduce new coach Porter (AP)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:07:46 PDT

It didn't take Terry Porter long to understand the expectations facing him as he takes over the Phoenix Suns. One of the first questions at Porter's introductory news conference on Monday came from Phil Gordon, a Suns fan who also happens to be the mayor of Phoenix. "Coach, are we going to have a world champion team this year?" Gordon asked.

Porter introduced as Suns coach (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:21:15 PDT

Terry Porter, officially introduced as the Phoenix Suns new coach Monday, already is facing high expectations.

Lakers' bright future centers on Bynum (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:51:00 PDT

Even from his seat on the bench, Andrew Bynum already has some Lakers dreaming of next season.

Reinsdorf mulls Collins; Person gets second interview? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:50:33 PDT

Doug Collins still wants to be the Chicago Bulls head coach, but the ball remains squarely in the Bulls' court.

Lakers-Celtics just what the commish ordered (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:42:00 PDT

Excuse David Stern for smiling so much these days. His ref scandal and ratings woes have been replaced by a historic Finals reunion.

Suns complete coaching interviews (AP)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:53:17 PDT

The search for a replacement for Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni apparently is down to four candidates. While Suns general manager Steve Kerr didn't call them finalists, he praised the four individually and said all remained under consideration. The last of the group, San Antonio Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer, was interviewed Tuesday, one day after Detroit Pistons assistant Terry Porter had his...

Former NBA star headed for runoff in Sacramento mayoral race (AP)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:08:46 PDT

Former NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson survived his first political test Tuesday, forcing a runoff election against the two-term incumbent in California's capital city. Neither candidate secured enough votes to win outright in a mayoral race that drew national attention and claims of dirty politics after old sexual misconduct accusations surfaced against the challenger.