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As the saying goes, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." Well, considering the current tongue-lashing dished out by Shaquille O'Neal at Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, the hate is all-encompassing for the Suns' big man.
The triggering episode occurred Tuesday night in Orlando during Phoenix's 111-99 loss. During the game, Magic center Dwight Howard elbowed Shaq in the chest. The Suns center flopped worse than his 1998 album Respect. Van Gundy, who coached O'Neal for a
The Phoenix Suns are cringe-worthy these days, after losing the first two games on a four-game road trip at a time when they desperately need to win to squeak into the Western Conference playoffs.
(We're praying for a miracle tonight against the Tracy McGrady-less Rockets in Houston, before they meet the Manu Ginobli-less San Antonio Spurs Sunday afternoon.)
So the bad news about Amar'e Stoudemire's eye was just another reason to cringe. Though it looked painfully evident&nbs
Ron Artest, shown here in his domestic-violence-arrest mug shot, has become a good citizen on and off the court in Houston.
On paper, the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire to eye surgery ripped the heart out of the Phoenix Suns -- or at least their playoff chances.
When the Houston Rockets' perennial All-Star shooting guard Tracy McGrady voluntarily opted for microfracture knee surgery (the same procedure that knocked Amar'e out in 2005, crippling the Suns' chances then), the prognosis seemed eq
PG Aaron Brooks poured in a career-high 33 against the Lakers Sunday night.
No Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady? No worries for the Houston Rockets on Sunday night when they took down the reigning-champeen Los Angeles Lakers, 101-91, at Staples Center. Without Ming, who is done for the season, and McGrady, recovering from left-knee surgery, Houston benefited from unlikely contributors Aaron Brooks (a career-high 33 points, including five three-pointers) and David Andersen (a career-high 19 po
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Seldom-used Sun Jarron Collins played tough end-of-game minutes and nailed the win against Houston.Okay, there are 70 games to go in the regular season -- not to mention more in the playoffs (prayerfully) -- but the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 last night to achieve the best record in the NBA so far at 10-2.
No matter what the Beantowners and Angelenos say, damn it, we're going to enjoy it as long as it lasts! As for the LeBron James and&
