Phoenix Suns

Also known as PHX Suns

Arizona-based American professional basketball team

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The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Arizona that competes in the NBA (National Basketball League). The team matters to fans and the local community as a major sports franchise that represents the state in professional basketball competition.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Phoenix Suns is referenced by 3,479 other articles, and connects out to Phoenix, Mortgage Matchup Center and National Basketball Association.

It sits within the topics 1968 establishments in Arizona, 2023 mergers and acquisitions and Basketball teams established in 1968.

Its subject is documented across 70 Wikipedia language editions.

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Official website: www.nba.com/suns
Image: NBA basketball, Raptors in Phoenix.jpg

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Commons category: Phoenix Suns
inception: 1968-00-00
social media followers: 1626791

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Encyclopedic overview

The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They are the only team in their division not to be based in California. The Suns play their home games at the Mortgage Matchup Center.

The franchise began play in 1968 as an expansion team. Though their early years were mired in mediocrity, their fortunes changed in the 1970s after partnering Dick Van Arsdale and Alvan Adams with Paul Westphal. The team reached the 1976 NBA Finals, in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA history. However, after failing to capture a championship, the Suns would rebuild around Walter Davis for a majority of the 1980s, until the acquisition of Kevin Johnson in 1988.

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