en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Phoenix Suns News https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/news PORTLAND – Some season openers are bad; others are warning signs. The Phoenix Suns’ embarrassing performance against the Portland Trail Blazers fell firmly into the second category. Phoenix trailed 43-12 after one quarter and 72-39 at halftime, but the scoreboard wasn’t even the most concerning part. The Suns looked a step behind defensively, stagnant offensively […] Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:17:43 GMT Ben Bliklen https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395699 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395699 false false The Trail Blazers opened Wednesday night with a 21-0 run, the largest run to open a contest anywhere in the league over the past 25 years. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:53:03 GMT Ryan Young https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395615 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395615 false false PHOENIX -- Opening night could not have gone much worse for the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix was blown out 124-83 by the Portland Trail Blazers in their season opener Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:52:44 GMT Brendan Mau https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395613 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395613 false false The original post-game podcast on Planet Purple! Watch it right here! Listen to the latest podcast episode of the Suns JAM Session Podcast below. Stay up to date on every episode, subscribe to the pod on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean, and Castbox. Please subscribe, rate, and review. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:46:13 GMT John Voita https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395596 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395596 false false The Phoenix Suns opened the 2026–27 season on Wednesday night, and you almost wish they could’ve waited one more day. Or perhaps this was the Valley Suns rather than the Phoenix Suns. Whatever team showed up in Portland got absolutely blasted by the Trail Blazers, losing by 41 points, 124–83. Phoenix trailed by as many […] Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:46:09 GMT John Voita https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395595 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395595 false false The Phoenix Suns opened the 2026-27 season at the Portland Trail Blazers on Oct. 21. See photos from Moda Center. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:42:13 GMT @azcentral https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395577 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395577 false false The Phoenix Suns lost Oso Ighodaro to what appeared to be a hip injury late in the first half of their season opener at the Portland Trail Blazers. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:42:08 GMT Duane Rankin https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395576 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395576 false false Devin Booker may have less help around him than he did during the Eric Bledsoe years. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:26:31 GMT Jack Simone https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395514 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395514 false false The same one he hurt during preseason play. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:04:34 GMT Donnie Druin https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395412 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395412 false false Phoenix Suns big Khaman Maluach gets the start at center in the season opener on Oct. 21, at Portland Trail Blazers. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:42:02 GMT Duane Rankin https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395299 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395299 false false The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns are now on the court to kick off their season on a positive note. However, as Devin Booker’s team was trailing Ja Morant’s Blazers by a significant margin, both superstars also made headlines after getting testy with each other. The cameras caught Morant brushing his shoulder against Booker, […] The post appeared first on . Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:41:26 GMT Shabiha Akter https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395296 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58395296 false false Second-year center Khaman Maluach earned the starting nod in the middle from head coach Jordan Ott in the Suns’ regular season opener on Wednesday, as Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic tweets. With Phoenix’s No. 1 center, Mark Williams, expected to miss a significant portion of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, Maluach battled Oso […] Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:44:01 GMT Luke Adams https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58394987 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58394987 false false The Suns have finally revealed who will be their starting center between Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:04:40 GMT Brendan Mau https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58394823 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58394823 false false The Phoenix Suns prepare for their season opener against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:22:32 GMT Donnie Druin https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58394615 https://sportspyder.com/nba/phoenix-suns/articles/58394615 false false