Steve Nash was at his best on a basketball court when he freelanced.
That held true Friday night, when a 24-hour Nash-apalooza of honors culminated with him being handed the microphone before his spot on the Suns Ring of Honor was unveiled on the southeast facade.
“This doesn’t feel real right now,” Nash said after Talking Stick Resort Arena’s soldout crowd stood and roared like it never has since the last time he took the floor as a Sun. “I’ve got a couple things to admit: I didn’t prepare a speech and they gave me a lot of drinks.