SUNS GAMETIME is the team's
official TV pregame show that airs before each local broadcast on
UPN 45. If you live in the Phoenix area, be sure to tune in with
host Tom Leander a half-hour before each game as he takes you into
the locker room for the inside stories, interviews and
up-to-the-minute basketball news on the Suns and the NBA.
For those of you fans who live outside of Arizona, we'll be
bringing you select Gametime features via the wonders of streaming
video, throughout the season. Turn up your volume, click and
enjoy!
If you can't access streaming video, visit Real Networks to download the
player.
THE LATEST AND GREATEST
Dining with the Kidds
Continuing in the tradition of great TV Dinners, Jason and Joumana
Kidd invite the Suns Gametime crew into their beautiful
Scottsdale home for a little lasagna.
The Tat Trend
Just like the afros, headbands and tight shorts of yesteryear,
tattoos are the newest fashion trend in the NBA. Find out which
Suns have tats and why.
GOOGS TV
In this two-part feature, you'll learn more about Tom and Nikki
Gugliotta, their thoughts on living in Phoenix, and the
competitiveness that they both share.
CBA SHOWCASE
Suns Gametime recently visited the CBA's 3rd Annual
Player Showcase at Grand Canyon University to look for diamonds in
the rough.
GERALD BROWN VISITS CARL HAYDEN HIGH
Suns rookie Gerald Brown took a trip down memory lane with
Suns Gametime as he visited his high school alma mater in
Phoenix.
SUNS HIGH FIVE KIDS
At each Suns home game during the regular season, five kids from
ages 7-12 are randomly selected to suit up as Phoenix Suns High
Five Kids and be a part of the action at America West Arena.
GAMETIME TV DINNERS
The Colangelos at Bianco's
In this two-part series, we visit Jerry and Bryan Colangelo's
favorite downtown restaurant, Bianco's. The two even jump behind
the counter to help prepare their favorite dishes and then head for
the backyard at Bianco's to play one of Italy's favorite
pasttimes.
Fourth Quarter FeastSuns Gametime paid a visit to Suns assistant coach Frank
Johnson's home recently to find out what is the family's favorite
dish. Frank, with his wife Amy and their two daughters, prepared
Chicken Parmesan for our Suns Gametime staff.
Proski's Packer HouseSuns Gametime drops in on the Suns' one and only trainer Joe
Proski during a Monday Night Football game between his beloved
Packers and the Steelers. It's a feast fit for a true
Cheesehead.
HOT SPOTS TO ROCK
Whittier Elementary/Encanto ParkSuns Gametime visits Whitter Elementary in Mesa where
dunking dreams can come true and Encanto Park in Phoenix, one of
the top pick-up courts in the city.
Cactus Park and Indian School ParkSuns Gametime investigates the best places for pick-up
basketball in the Phoenix area. In this feature, we hoop it up at
Cactus Park and Indian School Park.
Kiwanis and ASU
In our series of best places to find a pick-up basketball game in
and around Phoenix, Suns Gametime checks out the action at
Kiwanis Park in Tempe and the Student Recreation Center at Arizona
State University.
Cave Creek and YMCA
In our series of best places to find a pick-up basketball game in
Maricopa County, Suns Gametime takes us to the courts at
Cave Creek and the downtown YMCA.
SUNS FAN FIESTA
Phoenix Suns fans hung tough during the NBA lockout and came out
to the team's Fan Fiesta to keep their spirits high and celebrate
the rich history of the Suns.
SUNS ALUMNI: SUNS FOR LIFE
The Suns have always been an organization that considers sense
of family and loyalty as two of their most important qualities.
That emphasis becomes crystal clear when chronicling the many
former Suns players who will always be considered by the team and
its fans as Suns For Life.
JERRY IN THE JUNGLE
Suns President Jerry Colangelo was a guest in Jim Rome's jungle
recently. The nationally-syndicated and always opinionated radio
talk-show host, Rome made a live tour stop in Phoenix. In front of
5,000 Rome fans (a.k.a. "Clones"), Colangelo took the stage with
Rome and was then followed by Suns Head Coach Danny Ainge.