Oklahoma City is at home Friday night to face former Thunder star Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns at 7:00 p.m. at Paycom Center. Coming off an overtime loss to the Houston Rockets, the Thunder look to rebound against the Suns. You can tune in to the ball game for free as the Thunder take on the Heat ..read more

After a phenomenal regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are rolling into the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a lot to prove. Karl-Anthony Towns has yet to showcase his talent consistently in postseason. Rudy Gobert has narratives to wipe away. Anthony Edwards' path to superstardom has a chance to ascend even higher ..read more

On Saturday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns will begin their foray into the 2024 NBA postseason with Game 1 of their first round series vs the Timberwolves, in which they are favored despite being the lower seed. It was a bit of an up and down year for Phoenix, as Durant continued to put up mammoth stat lines but wasn't able to find a ton of chemistry with co-stars Devin Booker and Bradley Beal; however, the Suns appeared to peak at the right time, winning seven of their last ten games against a gauntlet of tough opponents in order to secure their spot in the NBA postseason and a ..read more

Great basketball players are blessed with inconceivable wealth and fame. The question connects Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, Chris Paul and Steve Nash. It's the reason Bill Russell (11 titles) is considered well above Wilt Chamberlain (two titles) on the GOAT list, even though Chamberlain once averaged 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds a game ..read more

BYU basketball, which was sent reeling when five-year coach Mark Pope took the head job at Kentucky, made a splash by hiring Suns associate head coach ..read more

Karl-Anthony Towns, Trent Lyles and Devin Booker were freshmen on the 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats, a team that won 38 of its 39 games, with the loss being in the national semifinals to Wisconsin. The three freshmen entered the NBA draft, as did sophomore Willie Cauley-Stein. Towns was the first pick in the draft for the Timberwolves, and Booker was the 13th to the Phoenix Suns. We are so ..read more

Josh Giddey scored 23 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder roll past the Phoenix Suns 128-103 on Friday night, despite All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sitting out with a bruised right thigh. Without Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's No. 3 scorer at 30.4 points per game, the Thunder still shot 56.3% and made 16 of 30 3-pointers. It was a critical game for the Thunder — they entered the night a half-game behind the Denver Nuggets in the race for the best record in the Western Conference ..read more

The Minnesota Timberwolves are set to begin their postseason campaign in the NBA playoffs this weekend. The Wolves have home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2004. Jon Krawczynski, senior writer with The Athletic joined All Things Considered Host Tom Crann to discuss the Timberwolves' chances in their opening series against the Phoenix Suns, Minnesota's strong performance this season, fan enthusiasm despite an ongoing ownership saga and budding superstar Anthony Edwards ..read more

It's not your typical No. 3 versus No. 6 playoff matchup: Many think the Phoenix Suns could pull the upset, and the 3-0 Phoenix advantage in the regular season is a big reason why. Let's go to our panel of Arizona Sports show hosts to see if we're believers in the every-inconsistent Suns. Who will win the Suns-Timberwolves playoff series and what, or who, will be the deciding factor? Vince Marotta, co-host of Bickley & Marotta: I've never been a fan of rollercoasters ..read more

Stylistically, the Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns couldn't be more different. The Timberwolves have built a brand centered on big ball. The Suns are flush with star wings, each of whom can create his own shot at the snap of his fingers. The Timberwolves broke through with a young, upstart squad to get into the playoffs and give the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies a true scare in Round 1 ..read more