Ailing Nash passes up All-Star Game
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NBA Steve Nash withdrew from Sunday's NBA All-Star Game because of lingering inflammation in his right shoulder. The league's two-time defending MVP has missed the last 3 1/2 games because of the injury. The Phoenix Suns said Nash won't play at Seattle tomorrow night, the club's last game before the All-Star break . . . Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Randy Foye ...
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Since getting Steve Nash back in the lineup, the Phoenix Suns are surging. The revamped Philadelphia 76ers have improved since getting rid of a couple of big-name players.
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Steve Nash withdraws from Sunday's All-Star Game because of lingering inflammation in his right shoulder.
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Steve Nash had 24 points and 13 assists and the Suns pulled away in the final quarter to beat the weary and shorthanded Dallas Mavericks, 109-97, last night in Phoenix.
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Josh Smith scored 22 points last night, the rookie Al Horford led a dominant performance on the boards and the Atlanta Hawks beat another 60-victory team from last season, holding off Steve Nash and the visiting Phoenix Suns, 105-96.
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Steve Nash was back in MVP form, and the 3-pointers were falling like a welcome desert rain for Phoenix. That combination spelled a one-sided end to the playoff run of the Los Angeles Clippers and sent the Suns to the Western Conference finals for the second year in a row.
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Steve Nash scored a regular season career-high 42 points in leading the Phoenix Suns to a stunning 161-157 double-overtime win over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday, the fourth-highest scoring game in NBA history.
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Shawn Marion and Steve Nash each posted double-doubles as the Phoenix Suns eased past the Los Angeles Clippers 108-91 on Saturday, improving their record to an NBA best 29-4.
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When Kobe Bryant stood beside NBA commissioner David Stern last Sunday and accepted the All-Star Game MVP award, it capped a comeback for the superstar. Not because the award meant more than his three championship rings. Not because he went anywhere. But prior to his undergoing an attitude adjustment this season, Bryant was maligned and misunderstood -- someone other players ...
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Phoenix Suns starting point guard Steve Nash was expected to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's home game against Memphis after missing two contests with a deep thigh bruise.
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PHOENIX -- Phoenix guard Steve Nash, the NBA&#39;s assist leader, sustained a concussion Friday night and sat out the second half of the Suns&#39; 95-86 victory over New Orleans.
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Steve Nash scored 15 of his season-high 37 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Phoenix Suns past the Bucks, 114-105, last night in Milwaukee.
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The Phoenix Suns put in another plodding, cold-shooting performance without the injured Steve Nash, extending their losing streak to five games with an 88-79 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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PHOENIX, Dec. 18 (Ticker) -- Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash helped a team make history again. Shawn Marion had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds and Nash added 13 and 11 assists as the Suns extended
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Steve Nash reminded the Dallas Mavericks how impressive a National Basketball Association player he can be, scoring 17 points and adding 18 assists to lead Phoenix in a 107-101 triumph here.
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Steve Nash helped the Phoenix Suns overturn a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and post a 114-105 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
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As of Tuesday afternoon, Dirk Nowitzki still hadn&#039;t spoken with Steve Nash to congratulate his pal for reaching the conference finals.