Sports’ pick of the week
Illustration by Soli Santoyo
Bersabeh Kemaw, Contributing Writer
For this week’s pick, we’re heading to the NBA for a western conference face off. The Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns will go head-to-head at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 16.
The Suns and Clippers are no strangers on the court, as they have played two games against each other within the 2023 season. However, both times, the Suns have come out on top, defeating the Clippers.
Last week, we got to see many trades happen within the NBA before the trade deadline at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. These trades included, but were not limited to, Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren going to the Suns and Mason Plumlee, Eric Gordon and Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland all going to the Clippers, according to ESPN.
The Suns not only have home court advantage against the Clippers, but also have a good starting line up that includes Chris Paul, the third player in the NBA with the most assists of all time, Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton, according to Bright Side of the Sun.
When you add a phenomenal offensive player like Durant to the starting five, who has the fifth highest scoring average of all time in the league, that adds even more fuel to the Suns.
Although the Clippers have acquired Hyland, who is a great guard, they did trade their other two top guards, so Hyland won’t be able to carry the team on his own.
The Suns will — without a doubt, — defeat the Clippers yet again.
