Being a title contender has its perks. One of those being the NBA flexing games to the national stage. The Oklahoma City Thunder added another game to their national television slate when the league announced their contest against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, Feb. 5 will now also be broadcasted on ESPN.

Yet another scheduling change has taken place for the Phoenix Suns - this time, the game in question will be shown to a national audience. The road contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 5 will now be shown at 7:30 P.

Last week's rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder was all but certainly going to determine which team would take the No. 1 spot this week, and ... yeah ... OKC basically snatched it from Cleveland's hands with a 20-point win that was nowhere near that close.

If the Phoenix Suns fail to make significant progress ... a 6-foot-11 superstar forward may get shipped to the Oklahoma City Thunder to help accelerate the Suns’ rebuild. “

On Tuesday, the Phoenix Suns made their second trade of the season, sending an unprotected first-round pick in 2031 for three first-round picks. The Utah Jazz sent the Suns picks in 2025, 2027, and 2029, although all three picks will be the least favorable of the Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Kevin Durant was named to his 15th NBA All-Star Game. The Phoenix Suns superstar is averaging 27.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 blocks

The Phoenix Suns head to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets in a non-conference matchup. The Suns are 21-21, which puts them in 10th place in the Western Conference. The Nets are 14-29, which puts them in 12th place in the Eastern Conference.

The NBA announced a major schedule change for the Oklahoma City Thunder ’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday Feb. 5. That matchup will now be shown at 9:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. It replaces the regular scheduled game between the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans that was originally supposed to be shown on ESPN.

In the top 5 list, four players repeat from last year. We've reached the second half of the NBA season with two teams comfortably leading their conferences. In the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-7) are on pace for their best season ever,

It's all over but the crying. The Oklahoma City Thunder stumbled against the Dallas Mavericks again on Thursday, 121-115. This marks the third loss for Oklahoma

Having faceplanted during its first playoff run with this young Thunder core, Oklahoma City stacked ammunition this past summer. Not necessarily to aim at Dallas, but to ensure no team — perhaps especially the Mavericks — could outgun it given another chance.