The Minnesota Timberwolves had an eight-point lead with less than minute to go Friday night, talking a little smack to their opponents as a hard-fought, chippy game between Western Conference rivals came to a close.

He was 54. Rogers starred in college at Wake Forest from 1990-93 before being drafted 9th overall in the 1993 draft by the Denver Nuggets. The NBA also issued a statement on social media.Start the day smarter.

Collin Gillespie (19 points, 6 assists) and Oso Ighodaro (14 points, 4 rebounds) provided the biggest sparks for the Suns off the bench. The Blazers had a really hard time getting in a rhythm offensively, but Shaedon Sharpe scored a game-high 29 points for Portland.

NEW YORK — Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been fined $35,000 for confronting and directing inappropriate language toward game officials, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

DALLAS — The Phoenix Suns extended their season-long win streak to four games after topping the short-handed Dallas Mavericks, 123-114, before a sellout crowd of 19,501 at American Airlines Center on Wednesday, Nov. 12. All five Phoenix starters reached double figures as Devin Booker scored a game-high 26 points.

Pacers big Tony Bradley received a flagrant foul. Siakam leads Indiana (1-10) with 11 points. Nick Richards will make his first start of the season in place of Mark Williams, who is sitting the second of a back-to-back with right knee injury management. Williams has yet to play in the second of the two back-to-backs Phoenix has had this season.

The Phoenix Suns blew a 22-point, fourth-quarter lead in a 124-122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, Nov. 16, before a stunned sellout crowd of 17,071 at Mortgage Matchup Center. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for Phoenix (8-6) while Atlanta (9-5) extended its winning streak to five in a row..

On November 24, 1989, when the reserves were outscored 16-0 to start the 4th quarte,r leaving the Suns “only” up 28 points, Cotton Fitzsimmons brought back his starters, allowing Jeff Hornacek to record the first triple-double of his career (22 pts, 12 rebs, 15 asts) in a 121-94 win over the Orlando Magic.

Phoenix Suns stay hot despite Jalen Green’s early exit against Los Angeles Clippers, eye chance to climb above .500