Why Devin Booker is one of the NBA’s most philanthropic players Devin Booker gets it. He understands the suburbs and the city. He is of-the-minute cool but reveres the old school. He lives the high life but understands what matters. He was born to do this. Booker was raised in Grandville, Michigan, where he lived […]
He’s an NBA All-Star and an avid gamer, and he’s using his platform to give back to the greater good. To help address the continued and growing needs of local communities that are struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker is launching a fundraising effort via the live-stream gaming […]
The Event: Rise in Style: Fashion for the Future The Cause: Phoenix Suns Charities Event Co-Chairs: Kelly Oubre, Jr. and Deandre Ayton Presenting Sponsor: Annexus Event Date: January 11, 2020 Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena Program Highlights: Emcees Rosalyn Gold-Onwude & Jacques Slade presented a very special and unique program as each Suns player strutted […]
The Phoenix Suns have given Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix a big assist. The NBA team has committed $1 million to the Clubs to support their plans for expansion into school-based sites in districts in need, starting with Phoenix’s Cartwright District. Since 1993, the Suns have invested dollars, given volunteer time and made […]
The Phoenix Suns completed one of the biggest assists in franchise history with a $2.6 million donation to fund the City of Phoenix’s Head Start program, which provides comprehensive early childhood development and support services for at-risk children and families. An event to commemorate the donation to Head Start was held this week at Byron […]
The Event: Phoenix Suns Slam Dunk hosted by Suns 88 The Cause: Phoenix Suns Charities / / nba.com/suns/suns-charities Mission or program funded: Phoenix Suns Charities was founded in 1988 with the mission to benefit organizations that assist the needs of children and families in Arizona. Since its inception, Phoenix Suns Charities has donated more than […]
Phoenix Suns players Josh Jackson, Alan Williams, Dragan Bender, Tyler Ulisand and Davon Reed visited Phoenix Children’s Hospital on December 8 to spread holiday cheer to patients. “Coming here kind of revitalizes you, rejuvenates you (and) recharges the batteries, even better than a nap,” said Williams. “You get to be around kids who love to see you, who are super […]
By Mike Saucier If you’re Diana Taurasi, winnowing down your proudest career moment is daunting. After all, the 35-year-old Phoenix Mercury star has won three WNBA championships, four Olympic gold medals, Most Valuable Player awards for the season and for the WNBA finals and three college championships. She also just became the WNBA all-time leading […]
The Phoenix Suns are on a seven-year run of not making the playoffs, something almost unthinkable back in the days of Charles Barkley and Steve Nash. It’s been rough during that time. The team’s popularity, which was once universal, has taken a hit. The result is the Suns are doing what most teams in their […]
Suns guard Devin Booker, surprised 11-year-old Special Olympics athlete Noah Smith with an invitation to the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery in New York City during a surprise visit to the 5th grader’s school, Navarrete Elementary School, on May 12. Booker made his visit to the school during a Suns NBA Fit assembly for fourth, fifth and […]
