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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.

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. 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

“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.

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.

By Stefan Swiat, Suns.com

When he signed with Phoenix in the summer of 2007, all the naysayers believed that Grant Hill was washed up. Riddled with injuries the six years he played in Orlando, no man alive would’ve thought that the Suns would be inheriting their most durable performer.

By Bob Baum, Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- Grant Hill completed his most durable pro season by scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Phoenix Suns past the depleted Golden State Warriors 117-113.

The Suns’ playoff push turned into more of a shove Wednesday when Phoenix extended its season-high winning streak to six games with a 118-114 home victory over the talented Utah Jazz. Grant Hill turned back the clock as he scored eight of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, including a huge jumper with 31.5 seconds left to clinch the all-important W.

While the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament may not be officially underway, last Thursday night’s six-overtime game between the University of Connecticut and Syracuse appeared to tip off March Madness in its own unique way. And although a number of current Suns players have partaken in some unforgettable tournament moments of their own, perhaps none has been involved in a more memorable one than veteran forward Grant Hill.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), in collaboration with the Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) and sanofi pasteur (the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group), today announced the launch of Vaccines for Teens, a national multimedia campaign designed to educate teens and their parents about the importance of vaccination against serious, potentially life-threatening diseases.