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WATCH: UNC Basketball Product Coby White Toys With Kevin Durant
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Coby White and the Chicago Bulls suffered a 115-113 road loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Despite the defeat, the 2018-19 UNC basketball guard put his increasingly slicker NBA moves on full display.
And a couple of White's dazzling scoring plays from his impressive individual performance were at the expense of Kevin Durant, albeit the superstar Suns forward finished with a game-high 43 points on the other end of the floor.
There was the following shake and layup by White early in the third quarter to give the Bulls their eventually fumbled 21-point lead:
In the second quarter, White zoomed past Durant and others on a driving score, prompting Die-Hard Chicago Bulls Fans to point out that the 23-year-old UNC basketball pro was "looking like he’s playing at Rucker Park":
Durant wasn't the only Phoenix player who got lost trying contain White. As the official Chicago Bulls account noted below, his dance and 3-point assist "faked out the camera" while dizzying Drew Eubanks and the rest of the Suns defense:
White, drafted No. 7 overall to Chicago in 2019 following his one-and-done campaign with the Tar Heels, came up one dime shy of a triple-double against the Suns. He posted 26 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 10-for-14 from the field, 4-for-5 from deep, and 2-for-2 at the line in his team-high 41 minutes of action.
As a full-time starter who has played in all 45 games for the Bulls (21-24), Coby White is averaging career-highs across the board with his 18.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per outing.
He and the Bulls next face a road battle against the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET Thursday.
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