The Phoenix Suns are starting role in the community and an educational campaign bring out programs that make Thursday to stress the us feel good." importance of fitness to area A Suns list shows the team children and teens, even as officials will hang the the team has been sidelined orange nets at more than 100 by an ongoing labor dispute schools and nearly 100 parks between the NBA players union across the Valley. and owners. Fans who would like their own Suns President Brad Casper orange net can win one of 300 said that for Operation by logging on to Suns.com to Orange Nets, coach Alvin sign up for a drawing. Gentry, Suns managing partner The NBA Players Association Robert Sarver and the Suns' and team owners have been in Gorilla mascot will hang 1, talks about salaries and the 968 orange nets across the length of player contracts Valley in recognition of the but have been unable to reach team's 1968 inaugural year as an agreement, forcing the a franchise. league to cancel the PHOTOS: Phoenix Suns preseason and November games. Operation Orange Nets NBA Commissioner David Stern "We can't hang a loss on one has said he hopes the union of our competitors (during and team owners can strike a November)," Casper said. "But deal soon so play can begin we continue to want to play a in December.
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