Fansided

Every NBA team’s most famous fan

By Dylan Hughes

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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PHOENIX – JANUARY 31: Golfer Phil Mickelson chats with Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns as the Suns host the San Antonio Spurs in an NBA game at U.S. Airways Center on January 31, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX – JANUARY 31: Golfer Phil Mickelson chats with Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns as the Suns host the San Antonio Spurs in an NBA game at U.S. Airways Center on January 31, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Phoenix Suns — Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson, an Arizona State graduate, met his wife Amy while she was on the Phoenix Suns cheerleading squad.

Mickelson didn’t just go to the games to pick up girls, however. He’s actually a big basketball fan.

Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Colangelo once told a story about Mickelson at a Suns game.

"“He was a big basketball fan, and one night, he gave me some real fear,” Colangelo said. “Whenever he was in town, he was at our games. “One night, either at halftime or during a timeout, you know how the Gorilla jumps off the trampoline? All of a sudden I look up, and there’s Phil with the ball, and he’s about to run and jump off the trampoline. “Just think about what could have happened. If he had gone down and gotten hurt, who knows what his future might have been?”"

Mickelson did say later on that he made the shot, but did not make the dunk.

Like Woods, Mickelson seems to have lost some interest in a bad basketball team. After losing in the Western Conference finals in 2010, the Suns haven’t made the playoffs since. Mickelson hasn’t been seen too much since then.

Now, though, the Suns have some young talent and may be on the uptrend (like the Magic). Alongside Devin Booker, Phoenix added Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges in this year’s draft to potentially sure-up the Suns starting lineup.

Until they start winning more than 40 games a season, however, Mickelson may have to be a fan from afar.

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