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Suns owner Mat Ishbia facing new lawsuit from minority partners

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is being sued by two of the team’s minority owners. Scott Seldin and Andy Kohlberg, minority stakeholders in the franchise, filed a lawsuit in Delaware State Court accusing Ishbia of using the franchise as …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia gets into it online with Bill Simmons

Mat Ishbia is trying his best to adopt an “us against the world” mentality this season. The Phoenix Suns owner Ishbia called out Bill Simmons and The Ringer on Tuesday over a recent column that ran on their website. The column predicted …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia takes a parting shot at Kevin Durant

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is already in “Kevin who?” mode. Ishbia appeared for an interview on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Wednesday. During the interview, Ishbia was asked about the team’s trade of Kevin Durant …

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Mat Ishbia has ironic response to Suns being ranked poorly by ESPN

Phoenix Suns team owner Mat Ishbia may want to reconsider his response to a recently conducted ESPN poll. ESPN published an article on Monday called the “NBA Summer Forecast,” which shared the results of a poll conducted among the …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia gets roasted over team’s latest hire

Mat Ishbia continues to turn the Phoenix Suns into Michigan State West. The Suns announced on Friday that they have officially hired former NBA guard Mateen Cleaves. The 47-year-old Cleaves will be serving as a player development/leadership …

Mike Budenholzer looking on

Suns owner has telling comments about Mike Budenholzer

The Phoenix Suns were arguably the most disappointing team in the NBA this season, and they have not been shy about using former head coach Mike Budenholzer as their scapegoat. Budenholzer was fired on Monday after just one season at the helm in …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia has strong response to Stephen A. Smith’s insulting claim

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia did not take Stephen A. Smith’s recent comments lying down. On Monday, the Suns announced that they were firing Mike Budenholzer after just one season as Phoenix’s head coach. Budenholzer became the third …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia makes very bold promise after awful season

Mat Ishbia’s tenure as Phoenix Suns owner hasn’t quite gone to plan so far, but he isn’t about to throw in the towel. Ishbia met with reporters on Thursday after his team’s disappointing season came to an end. Despite having a …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia interested in purchasing notable MLB team

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia may be trying to expand his portfolio out to professional baseball. Dan Hayes of The Athletic reported on Friday that Ishbia is interested in a potential purchase of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins. …

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Suns owner hints at how long team will keep Big Three together

Phoenix’s Big Three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal went kaput in their first year together last season, and Suns owner Mat Ishbia may not view the trio as an indefinite experiment. Ishbia appeared this week on Arizona …

Kevin Durant on the sideline

Suns owner responds to Kevin Durant trade rumors

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia issued a public response on Wednesday to rumors that teams are trying to get his team to consider trading Kevin Durant. In a post on X, Ishbia acknowledged that the NBA Draft generates a lot of “drama,” …

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Suns owner Mat Ishbia scores notable victory over hated rival Dan Gilbert

Mat Ishbia has officially won The Great NBA Mortgage Company War. The NBA announced on Thursday a new multi-year partnership with United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM). Mortgage Matchup, UWM’s consumer-facing brand, will become the official mortgage …

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Isiah Thomas has bigger role than disclosed with Suns?

Chris Paul may have let something notable slip on his way out of Phoenix. The veteran guard Paul, who was just traded to the Washington Wizards in the Bradley Beal blockbuster, opened up about the move in an interview this week with the New York …

Nikola Jokic in warmups

Nikola Jokic has request for Mat Ishbia

Nikola Jokic has no hard feelings toward Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia following the incident between the two on Sunday night, but Jokic does have one request for the billionaire. Jokic was fined $25,000 by the NBA for shoving Ishbia during Game 4 of …

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NBA decides on Nikola Jokic’s punishment for incident with Suns owner

The NBA has handed down its Nikola Jokic verdict. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Monday that the Denver Nuggets big man Jokic will not be suspended for his incident with Mat Ishbia in Game 4 of Denver’s conference semifinal series against …

Magic Johnson looking on

Magic Johnson shares message for Nikola Jokic after incident with Mat Ishbia

Magic Johnson has weighed in on the Nikola Jokic-Mat Ishbia incident. Johnson provided some commentary via Twitter about Sunday night’s Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns. The Suns won …

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