The excitement of Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant and his rookie Rising Star teammate competing in the 74th All-Star game culminated as Durant and his Shaq’s OGs team defeated Dunn and his Rising Stars team, 42-35.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Suns teammates had plenty of moments being matched up with each other for most of the game. Dunn led the Rising Stars in scoring with eight points on 3-of-5 shooting and added two rebounds and a steal in nine minutes.
Durant, in his 15th All-Star game, finished the first game of Sunday’s new four-team tournament with four points, three rebounds and three assists in 11 minutes.
Dunn punched his ticket to Sunday’s All-Star tournament by winning the Rising Stars challenge on Friday.
Shaq’s OGs and Durant advance to the finals to play against Team Chuck’s Global Stars, led by Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Reporter Connor Moreno covers the Phoenix Suns for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @cmorenosports, and on Bluesky, @cloading.bsky.social
