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Suns center Amaré Stoudemire was in such good spirits after his successful right knee surgery Tuesday that he used a Phoenix bird mythology reference to predict his return from the arthroscopic procedure that removed a floating particle from his knee joint. "Like I told you before, I will rise from the ashes and reincarnate myself," Stoudemire said, repeating a sentiment he shared after two previous knee surgeries. "I have no doubts about bouncing back. I bounced back from microfracture (on the left knee). I can bounce back from this." Arizona Republic
Tuesday's scope will sideline Stoudemire for only three weeks, if not less. He will spend today on crutches before joining his team in Tucson and starting rehabilitation. Arizona Republic
It was hard to tell from watching forward Shawn Marion practice Tuesday that he had issues with the Suns this summer. Smiling and bouncing about, Marion did not look like a player who was unhappy that his trade request was not met. "I've got to work my way back into shape, and everybody else does, too," Marion said. "It's going to be fun . . . Everything's cool. It is normal. I'm a professional." Arizona Republic
Kerr said he had a "great conversation" Monday night with Marion and that he addressed the issue with the team. "It is not dead in that he still wants what he wants, and that's fine," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "That's the business side of it, but I know Shawn as a person. He's going to come in and play as hard as he can." Arizona Republic
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