NBA News: Kevin Durant makes something clear about Suns’ rookies Dunn and Ighodaro

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors in the NBA regular season action, and star Kevin Durant spoke about the impact of rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro.

The Phoenix Suns bounced back from a tough loss to the Brooklyn Nets with a solid 113-105 win over the Golden State Warriors for the NBA regular season. Among the standout contributors were rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro, whose defensive efforts earned high praise from veteran star Kevin Durant.

Though both rookies came off the bench and made limited offensive contributions, their defensive presence proved crucial to the Suns’ victory. After the game, Durant broke down what the young players bring to the team.

“I think what they bring to our team is that energy and aggressiveness on defense,” Durant said. “That physicality on defense, and then challenges at the rim. I think that’s something that coach always emphasized to everybody—not just the bigs, but everybody—just to have a collision mindset at the rim where you just want to disrupt the play.”

Durant continued: “We keep practicing that and keep building those habits. I think that would be second nature to us and you see it with Oso and Ryan. They just want to get on the court, so they’re going to do those little things for us. They set a high standard for themselves every night.”