Phoenix Suns

Paul carries Suns past Giannis, Bucks in NBA Finals opener

July 7, 2021 The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship. The setting was entirely new. The performance was same ol’ Chris Paul. […]

Suns face Bucks in Chris Paul’s first NBA Finals

July 6, 2021 The Associated Press

Tears welled in Chris Paul’s eyes. A message in black ink on his shoes said it all: Can’t give up now. Not when, after 16 years, he will finally play for an NBA title. Paul […]

Chris Paul leads Suns past Clippers 130-103, into NBA Finals

July 1, 2021 Beth Harris, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Tears welled in Chris Paul’s eyes. A message in black ink on his shoes said it all: Can’t give up now. Not when, after 16 years, he will finally play for an […]

Hornets fall in overtime to Suns

March 28, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul had 16 and the Phoenix Suns outlasted the Charlotte Hornets 101-97 in overtime Sunday. Deandre Ayton added 14 points, and Mikal Bridges had 13 points, eight […]

Chris Paul joins exclusive 10K assist club

March 22, 2021 The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Chris Paul says he knows the secret for why he’s still a dominant NBA point guard at an age when most of his peers are getting into coaching or figuring out their next […]

Monk’s 29 points leads Hornets past Suns

February 25, 2021 The Associated Press

PHOENIX — The Charlotte Hornets looked as if they were in trouble early against the streaking Phoenix Suns. That’s when Malik Monk got hot and put on a show that had him reminiscing about his […]

Chris Paul headed to Phoenix from Oklahoma City

November 16, 2020 Cory Lavalette

All-Star guard Chris Paul is being traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Phoenix Suns, where he’ll play alongside one of the league’s most dynamic young scorers in fellow All-Star Devin Booker, a person […]

Oubre steps up to lead Suns past Hornets

January 13, 2020 The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Kelly Oubre Jr. had 25 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 100-92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. Oubre scored 15 points in the second half […]

Duke, Carolina combine for half-dozen NBA 1st-round picks

June 26, 2019 Brett Friedlander

For the players from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first […]