Coby White has message on Kevin Durant after Bulls loss to Suns

After the Chicago Bulls’ tough loss to the Phoenix Suns, Coby White had some high praise for Kevin Durant.

Heading into their Monday night contest against the Phoenix Suns, the Chicago Bulls had won two games in a row and were looking to make it three. The Bulls were up by as many as 23 points in the third quarter, but the Suns fought back and made it a close game by the end of the night.

DeMar DeRozan tied the game at 113-113 with 23 seconds left in the game, but the Suns have some stars of their own. Kevin Durant got the ball running left and nailed a double-pump mid-range jump shot in between Patrick Williams and Alex Caruso, who tried desperately to contest it.

DeRozan had a chance to win the game with a wild running three-pointer at the end, but it didn’t fall, and the Suns picked up a 115-113 victory. After the game, Coby White had some high praise for Durant.

“Kevin Durant was Kevin Durant,” White said via ESPN. “Yeah — he’s tough.”

Durant ended the night with 43 points, six rebounds, eight assists, one steal, and two blocks while shooting 16-of-32 from the field and 6-of-15 from behind the three-point line.

As for White, he finished the game with 26 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, and two steals while shooting 10-of-14 from the floor and 4-of-5 from beyond the three-point arc.

Phoenix just barely scraped out a win thanks largely in part to Durant’s impressive late-game performance. He scored 17 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter alone, shooting 7-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-5 from distance in the final frame.

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