Nash continues to work diligently on his craft, taking advantage of every chance to improve, which has made him an in­cred­ibly efficient point guard, even at 38. Stay strong, young man. (Matt York - AP) Nash is six years removed from winning...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point – Mavs star Jason Kidd "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

The ride from Connecticut to New York can be an interesting one. Sports radio is responsible. Sunday, here was Nuggets coach George Karl on 1050 ESPN talking to Stephen A. Smith and throwing up all the caution flags. "Seven games does not make a...

Lin is in a good position, he's with the right coach and they've got the right personnel around him." Kidd said he is impressed by Lin, who has closely followed Kidd's career and told him so as the players took the court. Both hail from the San...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point - Mavs star Jason Kidd "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there," Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

Kidd said, "He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there."Even after two weeks of nonstop accolades that have compared Lin with everyone from Rocky to Tim Tebow to Joe Hardy of "Damn Yankees," that comment stood out. Not just because it put him in...

Friday’s second half and sat Josh Childress. Brown rushed to catch a flight after Friday’s game to join his wife, Monica, in New Jersey for Whitney Houston’s funeral Saturday, when the team did not practice. Brown planned to return later Saturday and...

17 jersey are robust and the social media aggregation website Topsy says that over the past week, the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent has been mentioned more than 140K. He even got a shout-out on Twitter from Phoenix Suns’...

Playing with an elite point guard when he hits 30 might be just what he needs. Unless the Heat target one in a trade, it will be difficult for them to find one at the bottom of the draft. They certainly could coax a guy like Steve Nash to join them,...

Friday's win was only the fourth time in 30 games this season that the Lakers reached the 100-point mark. Phoenix has lost four in a row and five of its last six games, and received 21 points and 16 rebounds from Marcin Gortat in the recent loss. Steve...

You may be surprised to know that spot-up jump shots are the largest overall component of the Suns offense. While nearly every Suns play begins with a pick-and-roll, more of them culminate with a kick-out to an open spot-up than either Nash or the roll...

Nash is quoted by J.A. Adande of ESPN.com saying this about not asking for a trade: "I’m not oblivious to [the chance of] playing on a contender,” Nash said. “But at the same time, especially in the position I’m in right now, I feel a sense of loyalty...

D'Antoni said Lin occasionally went for the "home run play," rather than take a simpler option that may have been available, things they looked at on film Saturday. "I mean he's a level-headed kid. He's not going to get down. He'll take the blame,...

D'Antoni said Lin occasionally went for the "home run play," rather than take a simpler option that may have been available, things they looked at on film Saturday. "I mean he's a level-headed kid. He's not going to get down. He'll take the blame,...

Very Quick Call: We already knew this. We already knew Steve Nash wouldn’t compromise his values and ask the Phoenix Suns to deal him to a contender before the trade deadline. Nash believes such a request would amount to quitting on teammates, coaches,...

After the final buzzer, Lin got a hug from a fellow Bay Area product, and someone who knows a thing or two about playing the point—Mavs star Jason Kidd “He looks a little bit like Steve Nash out there,” Kidd said, referring to the two-time MVP of the...

Friday, Steve Nash will walk into an Orlando hotel ballroom filled with media members awaiting the NBA All-Stars. For a half-hour, Nash will sit uncomfortably in a chair that is not good for his back and take questions that are a pain. Will you be traded?

In fact, it would be difficult to notice the point guard’s “slump” by simply looking at the season stats. After all, Holiday is the point guard on a team on pace to set the NBA record for fewest turnovers per game in a season. His 2.3 turnovers per game...

On the Garden court Sunday, Lin can expect to see the Mavericks pack the paint, as the Hornets did when they used the same defense many others have against Phoenix’s All-Star playmaker. It worked, forcing Lin into nine turnovers in his first defeat as...