Shaquille O'Neal is now saying that the feud between himself and Kobe Bryant during their time in Los Angeles was simply a marketing gimmick.
"We helped you hype it up," O'Neal said in an interview with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith. "I know what I'm doing, brother. I'm the smartest player in the world."
Bryant and O'Neal have bickered publicly since they jostled for position as the Lakers' franchise player in 2004.
"I always did love Kobe," O'Neal said. "It was all marketing."
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Allen Iverson has moved up to 16th overall on the all-time scoring list, passing former Sixer great Charles Barkley on Friday night.
According to the Detroit News, Iverson had 10 points in the first half for the Pistons against the Boston Celtics, giving him 23,759 in his career. Patrick Ewing is next on the list with about 1,000 more points.
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Many people feel as though Phoenix guard Steve Nash should have been named as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Star team, but he disagrees.
"The truth is I don't really deserve it," Nash said. "The team's in seventh place (in the West). Maybe if we were in fourth or fifth, it'd be a different story. There are others who are more deserving."
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Suns Jan 2009 Archive
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ESPN | Jan 30, 2009
Shaquille O'Neal was named as a Western Conference All-Star reserve on Thursday.
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NBA.com | Jan 30, 2009
Phoenix's Steve Nash had seven assists in the first quarter against San Antonio last night to push him into 11th place on the NBA's career assist list.
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Yahoo! | Jan 27, 2009
Steve Nash is trying to work everyone into the offense.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 27, 2009
Two very unlikely teams remained relatively hot on Monday night as the Timberwolves and Thunder both recorded victories over favored opponents.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 26, 2009
There was an abnormally large number of games on the schedule in the NBA on Sunday, with eighteen teams in action.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 24, 2009
Phoenix point guard Steve Nash said on Friday that he's over the trade that sent friends Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Charlotte earlier this season.
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CBSSports.com | Jan 24, 2009
The Suns are reportedly considering trading Leandro Barbosa and could even entertain trading Amare Stoudemire, according to a source.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 22, 2009
Amare Stoudemire beat out Carmelo Anthony for the second forward spot in the Western Conference.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Jan 20, 2009
The Suns have pulled the trigger on a number of significant trades in the last year, and guard Leandro Barbosa has tried to take the persistent rumors in stride.
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County Register | Jan 19, 2009
The Iowa Energy announced today that leading scorer Courtney Sims will join the Phoenix Suns on a 10-day NBA contract.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 19, 2009
Courtney Sims or Richard Hendrix could soon be joining the Phoenix Suns.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 19, 2009
There were only two games on the schedule in the NBA on Sunday, with the Suns taking on the Raptors and the Heat facing off against the Thunder.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 16, 2009
There were only three games on the schedule in the NBA on Thursday night, but each one was decided by nine points or fewer and two went into overtime.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 16, 2009
Amare Stoudemire doesn't believe that he is as feared as he once was.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 16, 2009
With the game on the line Thursday night in Denver, Grant Hill believes he was fouled multiple times on the last play of regulation.
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East Valley Tribune | Jan 15, 2009
Sam Smith recently talked about the possibilty of a blockbuster seven-player trade that would sent Steve Nash to Toronto.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 7, 2009
Jason Richardson wants to add a three point title to his dunk crown.
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ESPN | Jan 7, 2009
Jason Richardson issued an apology on Tuesday for creating a distraction after being accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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AP | Jan 6, 2009
The Phoenix Suns have released Dee Brown less than two weeks after signing him to fill the team's need for a backup point guard.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 5, 2009
Jason Richardson was accused of driving under the influence back in December.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 2, 2009
Phoenix guard Steve Nash expects to play against Los Angeles on Friday night despite back spasms.
