Nash gets ready for his return to Phoenix

            Tonight’s Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns game will be more than just two struggling teams trying to get back on the right track, it will be the return of Suns legend and now Lakers starting point guard Steve Nash.

            Nash has spent 10 of his 17 seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns and was a two-time MVP and was a seven time all-star with the Suns. The numbers that he had with the Suns proves that he was one of the greatest players to ever put on a Suns uniform. He has the most three point field goals makes and attempts in team history, third most games played, most assists, highest three point and free throw percentages, and sixth in minutes played. Nash also took the Suns to the Western Conference Finals three times but a huge reason why he left is that he never won a ring with the team and felt like the organization didn’t have the right pieces to help him reach that goal.

            On July 5^th of last year, the Phoenix Suns agreed to a sign and trade with the Lakers to send Nash to the Lakers in exchange for four draft picks. Nash said that it was an emotional decision and he thanked everyone in the organization for his time there.

            Nash has most likely had this game circled on his calendar and I expect his emotions to be high in the beginning of the game, as fans will most likely to give Nash a standing ovation when the starting lineups are introduced. To Suns fans it will be weird seeing Nash in a different uniform but they will grateful for all that he did for the organization.

            The game starts at 8:30 MT and will be nationally televised on ESPN.

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