NBA Team __ Suns Lost Championship in 1973

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Circus, Group 90, Puzzle 4 (Character Clown).

Question is: NBA Team __ Suns Lost Championship in 1973

and the answer is: PHOENIX

Word Meaning:

PHOENIX — (mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.

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