Team USA completed a 5-0 exhibition tour by defeating host Korea 116-63. LeBron James led the U.S. in scoring with 23 points and added six rebounds, four assists and four steals. Dwayne Wade (16), Elton Brand (16) and Carmelo Anthony (13) also scored in double figures. Anthony led the... Link
Amare Stoudemire's comeback is over, at least for now. SI.com's Jack McCallum says the Suns have shut down their superstar and that Stoudemire could be out for the season.... Link
It would seem that last night’s infernal burst of Gilbertology might truly need no comment from ours truly. As in, we live in heaven, he lives alone, our souls are intertwined and the moment need not be soiled by explanation. The more and more I gazed upon that fascinating... Link
The Suns have become a dangerous team even without Amare Stoudamire. One of the reasons why is because of the impact that Raja Bell has had on the team. Known primarily as a defensive specialist, Raja has become the Suns' "main man" from downtown and is an invaluable contributor... Link
The curtain opens on the NBA season tonight, and the Suns are a featured team on the docket as they anchor the doubleheader on TNT. What can we expect from this already tumultuous season? The Suns’ fortunes changed for the worse when Amare Stoudemire went down for at least... Link
What, you thought I’d let DM give out the midseason awards? As if … Stud of the Year : To the best-performing first-round pick. Shawn Marion, PHO And it really isn’t even close. With Amare sidelined, Marion has been forced to pick up his game, and boy, has he... Link
There have been a small handful of FreeDarko posts that could truly have been called "short." Before today, that scurrying list included the day Finley signed with the Spurs (why did I ever give a fuck about that?) and the news of Amare's injury (still I grieve). For all... Link
PHOENIX -- Suns forward Amare Stoudemire, who remains on course to resume basketball activity after the All-Star break next month, told ESPN.com on Friday that he doesn't expect to play his first real game until sometime in March."Right now, we're looking at about two months out," Stoudemire said following... Link
Recently some FreeDarko readers have pointed out that we haven’t devoted many words lately to actually covering this NBA season. While it may be true that our last 37 posts have focused on profiling individual players (“profiles in courage” according to Shoals), I hardly think we can be blamed... Link
Every couple of weeks here at FBB, we update our rankings of the elitest of the elite. Basically, we’re treating this like a new mock draft. If your draft was held today, how would it look? This is our best guess. 1. Kevin Garnett, SF, MinSure the free throws... Link
This article does not reflect the views of our resident Heat booster, El Huracan Andreo.It's been a truly historic week for FreeDarko, so I thought I'd close it out by doing what I do best: saying something vague, brash, and inflammatory that will likely send our credibility into a... Link
Manu Ginobili?Don’t say we didn’t warn you. All through his playoff run, all through the offseason, we warned you. A super-hot playoff run doesn’t mean that those stats are going to carry over to the following season. But that said, I don’t think anyone expected a statistical drop like... Link
Forward Amare Stoudemire signs five-year, $73 million contract extension with Phoenix Suns Stoudemire proud of his '$100 million summer [ESPN / AP]... Link
Here comes the first weekend of regular season basketball action in … well … in a long time. And here at FBB we couldn’t be more excited. 25 games, three days, and we’ll start to see some separation in the fantasy basketball standings. Coming out of the gate strong... Link
It's too early to make any binding conclusions, but insiders in Phoenix are betting that Amare Stoudemire won't play at all this season. For one thing, the micro-fracture surgery is serious, even for a strong and healthy 22-year-old. Second, Stoudemire...... Link
SI thinks so. Their league preview has the Kings as the sixth-best team in the West, behind the Spurs, the Nuggets (yes, the #2 Denver fricking Nuggets), the Suns sans Amare, the Mavericks and the Rockets. The Sonics rank at number 7, much to the displeasure of the hilarious... Link
Suns team physician and orthopedic surgeon Thomas Carter assured Suns officials that he believes Amare Stoudemire will return at 100 percent because of his age (22), the smaller size of the lesion and the location of it. The damage was...... Link
At 22, Amare Stoudemire already has established himself as one of the NBA's best players, and a "recruiter" the Phoenix Suns have used to help snag free agent prospects.... Link
(For rounds one, two and three, just scroll down) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team L: Jason Richardson (Lamar Odom, Gilbert Arenas, Brad Miller)Team K: Larry Hughes (Pau Gasol, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce)Team J: Zydraunas Ilgauskas (Chauncey Billups, Dwayne Wade, Vince Carter)Team I: Rashard Lewis (Joe... Link
(For rounds one and two, check the previous post) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team A: Ray Allen (Kevin Garnett, Peja Stojakovic)Team B: Ron Artest (Lebron James, Shaquille O’Neal)Team C: Baron Davis (Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming)Team D: Chris Bosh (Shawn Marion, Stephon Marbury)Team E: Ben Wallace... Link
Is it ever really too early to do a mock draft? Absolutely not. Especially with training camp starting next week, and the season only about a month away. So what we’re going to do is spend this week going through a mini-mock draft. Today we’ll do rounds one and... Link
Exactly a year after his purchase of the Suns was complete, Robert Sarver joined Amare Stoudemire in ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell.... Link
