Updated: April 3, 2012, 7:51 pm ET

Sun’s Nash: ‘my back’s close to 100 percent’

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

With the Phoenix Suns clinging to their playoff lives in the Western Conference, star point guardSteve Nash insists his back feels “the best it’s felt in a decade.”

Nash, who turned 38 in February, also told ESPN.com in a phone interview before Tuesday night’s game in Sacramento he intends to “sign for three more years this summer” and play beyond his 40th birthday when he either inks a new deal to stay with the Suns or finds a new team via free agency.

“It’s been my best year physically from start to finish in a long time,” Nash said. “Other than a little tweak (last week) against San Antonio, my back’s been pretty close to 100 percent.”

Nash has missed only four games this season for the Suns (26-26) and is averaging 12.7 points and 11.3 assists. The two-time former MVP was named an All-Star in February for the eighth time in his 16-year career.

via Marc Stein of ESPN 

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