Hill of Fame
8 years ago in Press
By Joe Gilmartin, Suns.com
When Coach Alvin praises Grant Hill, he is definitely preaching to this choir. And after last night’s squeaker over the short-handed Jazz he was singing them to the high heaven.
After giving due props to Channing Frye’s career night, Mickael Pietrus’s clutch play at both ends of the court, and another routine 20-14 night by Steve Nash, Gentry got down to the crux of the matter and, not incidentally, the real key to this victory.
Grant Hill has found the fountain of youth with the Phoenix Suns
8 years ago in Press
Josh Robbins
NBA Insider
People who wander through the desert hope to stumble upon an oasis.
Thirty-seven-year-old Grant Hill plays basketball in the Arizona desert and he's found the fountain of youth.
Hill missed 374 games during his disastrous seven-season tenure with the Orlando Magic, but he has enjoyed a career resurgence with the Phoenix Suns. He played in all of the Suns' games last season, and he's played a significant role in his team's strong start this fall.
Q&A with Grant Hill of Phoenix Suns
8 years ago in Interviews
For a stretch of about six seasons, it seemed as if injuries would put an early end to Grant Hill's basketball career. Now, Hill is 37 years old and coming off the only season in his career in which he played in all 82 games.
He spoke with us about taking care of himself, giving his career new life and what he learned from the adversity:
Hustling Hill Making an Impact
8 years ago in Press
Pulling himself up off the deck after taking a charge is nothing new to Grant Hill. Doing it multiple times in the Suns’ first full-contact session at training camp is another matter.
Still, that sums up the competitive spirit of the 16-year veteran, a spirit that is by no means tamed, even in intra-squad scrimmages.
Suns Tip Off Training Camp in San Diego
8 years ago in Press
Amid a chilly start to their first day of training camp in Southern California, the Suns certainly wasted little time working up a sweat.
Phoenix took to the University of San Diego’s Jenny Craig Pavilion for two practices Tuesday, which featured a little bit of everything, including plenty of running, shooting, instruction, weightlifting, stretching, drills and even a little five-on-five action.
Hill Tosses Kareem an Assist for Documentary
9 years ago in Press
For those who aren’t exactly the reading type (books, not blogs), NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 2007 novel, “On the Shoulders of Giants,” is going the documentary route.
The story of the 1939 Harlem Rens, an all-black New York basketball team who captured the sport’s first-ever championship, Abdul-Jabbar also traces the coinciding rise of Harlem, NY, as a cultural mecca – from athletes, musicians and thinkers whose courage foreshadowed the civil rights movement.
Grant Hill decides to stay with Suns
9 years ago in Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Hill is staying with the Phoenix Suns.
His agent, Lon Babby, said on Friday that Hill decided to remain in Phoenix rather than sign with the Boston Celtics or New York Knicks.
Babby said during a conference call that the deal is for two years, the second at Hill's option, and he will be paid $3 million in the first year. Hill has played the last two years for the Suns and averaged 12 points in 2008-09 while playing in all 82 games for the first time in his 14-year career.
The Knicks and Grant Hill are serious about each other.
9 years ago in Press
The Knicks and Grant Hill are serious about each other. Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni spent nearly all day -- and night -- with the former All-Star yesterday, culminating with dinner in the city and a offer on the table.
The offer was for one year and a portion of the Knicks' mid-level exception. Hill is permitted to sign as soon as tomorrow, the first day free agents are allowed to sign contracts
Grant Hill Featured on ESPN Radio
9 years ago in Press
“Mike and Mike” in the Morning took on a new personality Monday morning as Suns forward Grant Hill played the role of co-host on the show. Substituting for Mike Golic on the ESPN Radio program, Hill discussed what it was like playing against the league’s best players, his favorite memories in basketball and his everyday life.
Suns’ Grant Hill to Co-Host Mike & Mike Monday
9 years ago in Press
Phoenix Suns F/G Grant Hill, a seven-time NBA All-Star, will co-host ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning (6-10 a.m. ET M-F) on Monday May 18.
The Detroit Pistons’ 1994 first-round Draft selection and NBA Rookie-of-the-Year will join Mike Greenberg in ESPN Radio’s Bristol, Conn. studios.
Hill, a member of the gold medal winning Dream Team III at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, is subbing for “Greeny’s” regular co-host Mike Golic, who is off.