As we come closer to the NBA trade deadline and the Super Bowl around the corner, Phoenix sports fans are once again disengaged. Not because we do not like sports, but the irrelevance of Phoenix’s franchises have forced people into casual, at best, followers.
Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States, making it the biggest city not to enjoy a major sports championship, besides the 2001 Diamondbacks. I have lived in Phoenix for four years now and have grown to love the local franchises. After multiple seasons of hope and frustration, I am beginning to wonder why Phoenix can’t get over the hump.
The Phoenix Suns have broken my heart many times. After obtaining Shaq from Miami, optimism was at an all-time high. We had dreams of bringing a ring to the Valley of the Sun, and finally shutting the mouths of obnoxious Lakers Fans. But the run would end in disappointment by the hand of a Tim Duncan thr...
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