Thanks to everybody who tuned into year
#1
.
Here's a mixtape from some of the 23-24 Phx Suns highlights on the radio with some help from lyrics of Frank Sinatra, Beastie Boys, Jay Z & Lil Wayne, Lil Baby, Taylor Swift, Stalley, Ludacris & Matishayu.
As if PHX needed another rzn to win game
#5
tonight vs. NOLA but here's a big one...
Happy 89th Birthday to the Hall of Fame voice of the Suns Al McCoy!!!
Gotta show
@jj_redick
some love after he was stompin for Mikal Bridges for the NBA's All Defensive Team on
#NBAToday
Always comes prepared w/ stats to support his stances (like mentioning PHX being 34-9 w/ the big 3 of Book, CP & Ayton only playing in 23 of the 43 together).
7 years ago today I filled in for the Hall of Famer Al McCoy on Suns radio for the 1st time.
Today I call my 80th game of the szn (incl pre-szn) or more than twice the # of games I've done in a year before.
#grateful
What a night in Denver!
Saben Lee was playin DJ w/ a loud speaker on the way to Ball Arena before the game and hit "From Now On" by Lil Baby. I picked up on this lyric and put it in the "back pocket" in case he made somethin happen...and then he went & did this!
#ComingInHot
Have been struggling how to express what a great dude Dave was, and then I realized that anyone who got to know him already knows.
He was an unlikely pioneer & a truly kind soul.
We are gonna miss the heck outta you DK!
This past weekend, the
@Suns
media family lost a legend.
Unfortunately, our very own
@DaveKingNBA
has passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as they navigate this unquantifiable loss.
More below⬇️
Had to get a pair of
@DevinBook
's new Nike Air Force One's before the annual family vacation to Michigan.
Love all the little touches & they feel great too!
#YesMaam
#NoSir
I'm convinced all you haters giving Booker the bizness for getting mad at the Raptors mascot are fueling his fire & adding to his badassness.
So on behalf of Planet Orange, thx.
As for our guy Book, you're low key hilarious my man.
Sittin at Sky Harbor rockin my Suns mask waiting for my 15 year old to get off the plane & a lil boy comes up to me like
"PHX Suns lost..."
And I go...
"Yeah, I know...I'm still w/ em tho"
Lil dude "me too" b4 running off.
#Culture
Thank you all for the love yesterday!
It was great to be in studio at 98.7FM & 92.3FM w/ everybody.
Looking forward to some more fun today & hitting the ground running to get ready for an exciting szn in PHX.
In the meantime, check out our guy Book!
30 point games this season in the NBA --
1. Lebron James (10)
*1. Devin Booker (10)$
* Franchise record through 25 games of a season.
$ He's barely 21 years old.
I know the voting hasn't started yet, but the campaign should.
#BookerForAllstar
#NBAVOTE
Checking out my new office (Room 414) where I'll begin my first semester next week as a faculty associate at ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication teaching JMC 394 "Live Play By Play"
I'm back!!!!!!!
Thanks to all who helped me beat the hackers & apologies to all who thought I was starting a side hustle selling video game consoles.
Back to just seeing tweets about the Suns, music, golf, bourbon & other basic stuff.
Great to be back in the building after a tough couple weeks (for me & my family). Covid knocked us down, but thankfully not out.
Tonight it's a thrill to be on the call w/ Tim Kempton & give the healthy Hall of Famer Al McCoy the night off after he picked up the slack for us.
Ended up randomly getting a room w/ a view of tonight's
#EvelLive
featuring
@TravisPastrana
doing 3 crazy stunts in Las Vegas. You can see the ramp leading up to the 16 buses he's gonna jump. Evel Knievel's record was 14 btw.
Trip
#1
of the preseason and it's back where my broadcasting career got started about 26 years ago.
Can't wait to bring you all the action this szn beginning w/ tomorrow's 12pm tip in Detroit on ESPN 620AM.
#Seat19D
Didn't realize until the Hall of Famer Al McCoy just mentioned it on the air...we have just over 9 minutes left in the 2nd qtr & the Clippers have yet to be called for a foul.
With 20 points in the Suns win over the Pacers, Devin Booker notched the 200th 20-point game of his career.
He is the 6th youngest player in NBA history to accomplish the feat and the fastest in Suns franchise history (338 games). h/t
@EliasSports
Check out Harper from Prescott (pictured below with her amazing cake made by her Grandma for her Suns themed 8th bday party)!
She's the fan who etched her name & voice in post game lore when she called Lebron a "giver upper" in round 1. Just found out she's my friend's niece!
Yes, we're still married after the NFC Championship.
She def wanted no part of talking to me until nearly 24hrs later.
Here's us at Candlestick 4 Niners/Lions '01 as newlyweds. We told the kids in August if SF or DET make it, we're in.
Now off to Las Vegas!
Anybody got 4 tix?
WHEN I MADE MY DECISION TO COME TO PHX EVERYBODY SAID I WAS CRAZY & PHX IS IRRELEVANT AND HAVENT BEEN IN PLAYOFFS IN 10YRS AND I WILL REGRET THIS DECISION.. NOW LOOK AT US.. AND STILL HAVE ALOT OF WORK TO DO.!! 🤫🤐
@jj_redick
Biased yes, but seeing how the team I broadcast for (and have been a fan of for 34 years) has the best record in the NBA but no reps in the Allstar starting lineup, skills, dunk, or 3 point contests, I'm comfortable saying Chris Paul & Devin Booker both deserve to be Top 3 rn
Congrats to the Milwaukee Bucks players, coaches, team employees & fans.
You guys earned the Larry O'Brien trophy with class & a true virtuoso in Giannis.
A heartfelt thx to the Phoenix Suns for taking us on this wild ride & here's to this being just the start.
#RallyTheValley
1 finals win = 1 finger of Woodford Reserve before bed tonight.
Cheers to all the fellas (and ladies) on Planet Orange!
3 more dubs to bring Larry to the Valley.
#LiquidVictoryCigar
Check out Harper from Prescott (pictured below with her amazing cake made by her Grandma for her Suns themed 8th bday party)!
She's the fan who etched her name & voice in post game lore when she called Lebron a "giver upper" in round 1. Just found out she's my friend's niece!
Fanatics founder Michael Rubin met a Devin Booker fan in a trading card shop this weekend....so he FaceTimed Booker and gave her the surprise of a lifetime.
This is what sports are all about 👏
No Jordans today...after his 47 in game 3 was followed by yesterday's delivery from the fine people of the swoosh, gotta go w/ the fresh new Books!
#RecencyBias
#TrickyColorwayToMatchWith
12 down, 4 to go.
PHX is the best in the West & heading back to the NBA Finals for the 1st time since 1993!!!
Let's have some fun everybody.
Suns Playoff Post Game Party starts now on 98.7FM.
Call (602)260-9870 to get in on the celebration.
#RallyTheValley
Biggest blowout win of szn for PHX.
Biggest blowout loss for HOU.
Suns snap 13 game skid in series & beat Rockets at home for 1st time since April, 15th 2013 ending 11gm home skid in series.
127-91 final.
Thx to the
@PhoenixMercury
for giving me one of the coolest opportunities of my career...calling the play by play action of tonight's win vs. Chicago on a special in house feed specifically for a group of kids from the Foundation for the Blind.
Left one brilliant skyline for another just a bit North as PHX takes a 7 game win streak into tomorrow's 5:30pm jump ball in Toronto.
#Seat19D
#ComingInHot
My 12 year old just scored the game winner in her soccer club's season opener and I'm pretty sure I'm more pumped about it than she is.
#ProudDadMoment
Oh brother!!!!!
PHX is 2-1 after handing the Klaw & his Klips their first loss of the season 130-122 the final thx to 30pts 8ast & 6rebs from Devin Booker.
Let's continue the fun & discuss it on the Suns Post Game show. Call in at (602) 260-9870 if you've got something to add.