Stephen A. Smith apologizes for likening Suns Mat Ishbia to Donald Sterling
"I certainly did not mean to compare him to a person that was thrown out of this league and has been widely recognized as a racist"
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Jay Williams blasts Stephen A. Smith’s Mat Ishbia ‘worst owner’ take
"Nah. That’s not analysis. That’s performance."
Mat Ishbia expects Stephen A. Smith to apologize for ‘worst owner’ comment
"I think he’ll apologize to me because it’s disrespectful to put my name aligned with anybody that was kicked out of the league"
Stephen A. Smith claims Suns’ Mat Ishbia becoming ‘worst owner’ in NBA history
"Mat Ishbia needs to understand that right now you are on the verge of being recognized as the worst owner in the history of basketball."
NBA teams saw local ratings decline by 13% this season
Teams like the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat saw declines of over 50%.
Stephen A. Smith and Kevin Durant exchange jabs: ‘He’s just a bit sensitive’
"Former players, present players, coaches, teammates, media, nobody can talk about this guy"
Walt Frazier laments Bradley Beal’s struggles: ‘Inept, incompetent, incoherent, as a Sun’
"That play indicative of Beal's season, folks."
Bucks reporter: ‘Phoenix PR didn’t allow us to ask Mike Budenholzer any pregame questions’
"Looked at main PR person and they shook their head no, it's over."
Skip Bayless responds to Kevin Durant’s social media callout: ‘Winning is optional’
"I'm still right about Kevin Durant."
Kevin Durant claps back at Skip Bayless criticism: ‘F*** it, we’re both washed’
"It was a great run, Skip."
Stan Van Gundy disgusted by ‘pathetic’ Phoenix Suns defense
"This is what we’re talking about, this Suns defense is pathetic."
Sideline reporter used stepstool to interview Bol Bol
With Bol's recent scoring run, this stepstool may get more work in the games ahead.
Kevin Durant blasts ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne for ‘toxic’ locker room report, but misses report’s details
Pistons announcer Greg Kelser: Grayson Allen ‘fortunate he’s playing in this era’
"He is involved in just far too many of these situations."
Kevin Durant ‘locked in’ to solve ratings dilemma as he admits ‘rough patch’ for the NBA
"I take this serious. I'm locked in as to why people don't want to watch us play."
Suns reporter Gerald Bourguet calls out Forbes’ Evan Sidery for failing to credit sources
"Brother, you need to stop doing this."
ESPN, TNT add January games between NBA powerhouses
Cleveland and Oklahoma City have the best records in their respective conferences
NBA ratings continue to slip early in the season
Both games of ESPN's Wednesday night doubleheader saw year-over-year declines approaching 50%.
Kevin Durant gets into social media argument over FanDuel partnership: ‘No gratitude to the service workers like myself’
"No gratitude to the service workers like myself. I’m sick of it."
Kevin Durant slams Stephen A. Smith over leadership criticism: ‘He’s always been a clown’
"I don’t understand how people even listen to Stephen A."
Kevin Durant takes to social media to disagree with Stephen A. Smith’s leadership criticisms
"He has been relatively leaderless."
Mike Breen praises late Al McCoy as ‘dean of NBA broadcasting’
"For a man who had so much skill and play-by-play talent and personality … he just had so much kindness to him."
Al McCoy, longtime voice of the Phoenix Suns, passes away at 91
"The longest tenured team broadcaster in NBA history, McCoy was widely known as the 'dean of NBA broadcasters'..."
Los Angeles Lakers lead way with 33 NBA national television appearances
The Lakers have 11 games on TNT, 12 on NBA TV and 10 more on ABC and ESPN.
Kevin Durant draws attention for ‘GOAT behavior’ at 5 a.m. on X
"Give him an extra gold medal, from the Internet."