ArizonaSports.com editor

Kevin Zimmerman

About

Kevin Zimmerman is ArizonaSports.com’s and KTAR.com’s digital content manager and co-host of Arizona Sports’ Empire of the Suns podcast. The Mesa native has covered the Suns on-and-off since graduating the University of Arizona in 2011 and also spent time reporting on the Cardinals, D-backs and ASU football.

When he is not working, Kevin is spending time with his wife and two sons, running Phoenix’s canals or staring at cacti in his backyard.

Expertise

Sports and news writing
Podcasting
Social media management
Radio hosting
Multimedia reporting
Copy editing
Photography

Education

University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in journalism
Minor in Anthropology

Achievements & Awards

Taught sports reporting class at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Covered the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks and ASU football as a beat reporter at different publications since 2011
Covered men’s basketball, swim and dive, softball as a student reporter at the University of Arizona

Social Media Profiles

PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 9, 2021
Replay helps Suns G Cam Payne appreciate Torrey Craig’s Game 1 dunk

"I didn't see or I didn't feel as much of the crazy reaction until I watched it on the my phone after the game," Cam Payne said of Torrey Craig's dunk.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Jun 9, 2021
Former Cardinals ILB De’Vondre Campbell signs with Packers

Free agent ILB De'Vondre Campbell, who spent 2020 with the Arizona Cardinals, signed with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 8, 2021
Michael Porter Jr. tweaked back in Nuggets’ Game 1 loss to Suns

Michael Porter Jr. scored 12 first-half points, abusing Suns switches. He appeared in halftime warmups with a wrap around his back.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Jun 8, 2021
Suns’ Devin Booker relates to Monty Williams’ Coach of the Year snub

"I've seen the bottom and once he got here, that energy changed," Suns guard Devin Booker said of his head coach, Monty Williams.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 7, 2021
Balanced Mikal Bridges proves key for Suns in Game 1 of Nuggets series

Mikal Bridges was his usual disruptive self in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets, but the Phoenix Suns wing also thrived as weapon off the dribble.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 7, 2021
Chris Paul unleashes in 4th of Suns’ Game 1 win over Nuggets

Chris Paul scored 21 points and added 11 assists as the Phoenix Suns took Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 7, 2021
Suns’ Chris Paul has history with Mike Malone, Nuggets backcourt

Point guard Chris Paul enters the Suns' Western Conference Semifinals series with a little bit of history with several individuals on the Nuggets.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Jun 5, 2021
Frelund: CB Byron Murphy is Cardinals’ most underappreciated

The Cardinals' most tenuous position is probably at cornerback. A stockpiling of picks and free agent additions would lead us to believe the team agrees.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Jun 4, 2021
Devin Booker did just fine in his 1st career playoff series: By the numbers

By the numbers, here's a look at 24-year-old Devin Booker's first career playoff series, which was capped by a 47-point outburst against the Lakers.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Jun 3, 2021
Report: Suns PG Paul could decline option; Ayton might earn max

Regardless of whether Chris Paul opts out of his contract, the 2022-23 season will crunch the Suns' salary books if the team keeps its core together.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Jun 1, 2021
Hobbled LeBron James realized he might have to shoot Lakers past Suns

If Game 5 was any indication, it's that LeBron James' success is going to be determined by his teammates' abilities to hit shots. He can't do it alone.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 1, 2021
Suns G Chris Paul appears to reinjure shoulder in Game 5 vs. Lakers

The Suns were blowing the Lakers out firmly, up 33 points midway through the third quarter when Chris Paul appeared to reinjure his right shoulder.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 1, 2021
Anthony Davis is out for Game 5 of Lakers-Suns

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis will not play Tuesday in a Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. Former Sun Markieff Morris will start in Davis' place.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | Jun 1, 2021
ESPN’s Clay: Cardinals adding J.J. Watt leads NFL in position upgrades

ESPN's Mike Clay thinks the J.J. Watt signing by the Arizona Cardinals is the most significant position upgrade NFL-wide.
PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 1, 2021
Charles Barkley: Time for Suns’ Devin Booker ‘to have one of those games’

Charles Barkley believes in the Suns' chances to take their first-round series against the Lakers. That has a lot to do with Los Angeles' injury issues.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | May 28, 2021
Lakers have put Suns C Deandre Ayton through the wringer for his betterment

Deandre Ayton's defense that started without a foundation to begin his rookie year is receiving a master class from the Los Angeles Lakers.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | May 26, 2021
Roving LeBron, Lakers’ lane-clogging put onus on Suns’ shooters in Game 3

Until a few things flip in the Suns' favor, the Lakers will keep clogging lanes, cheating as LeBron James leaves shooters to play as a roving safety.
PHOENIX SUNS | May 25, 2021
Severity of Chris Paul’s stinger injury can vary, says ESPN’s Bell

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul isn't listed on the injury report for Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, and that in itself is a good sign for his team.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | May 25, 2021
Suns prep for Lakers to stay big; Could it be in a different way for Game 2?

The rebounding battle in the Suns' series-opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers went strongly in Phoenix's favor, 47-33. Yet the Suns remain on alert.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | May 25, 2021
Suns pick Tennessee’s Jaden Springer in ESPN’s latest NBA mock draft

The Suns could have a shakeup in the backcourt depth chart this coming offseason, but the NBA Draft could replenish some of that.
ARIZONA CARDINALS | May 24, 2021
ESPN’s Barnwell predicts Cards sign former Steelers CB Steven Nelson

If Arizona were to sign Steven Nelson, he would join a cornerback room that includes Byron Murphy, plus veterans Malcolm Butler and Robert Alford.
PHOENIX SUNS | May 24, 2021
Suns PG Cam Payne: ‘No vendettas’ after dust-up with Lakers’ Alex Caruso

Do we have a Goran Dragic-Sasha Vujacic situation on our hands? It was more than a decade ago when the Suns and Lakers guards clashed in the playoffs.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | May 24, 2021
Deandre Ayton’s big Game 1 about Suns blowing up Lakers’ gameplan

The Los Angeles Lakers doubled Devin Booker from the very first possession Sunday in the Phoenix Suns' Game 1 win. Deandre Ayton benefitted from it.
EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | May 21, 2021
Past Lakers and Suns playoff meetings add layers to 2021 series

It's not just the odds favoring the Lakers or the fact that the Suns face one of the best ever, LeBron James. The teams have a lot of playoff history.