'He Didn’t Even Jump' – Kevin Durant Compliments Blazers Rookie’s Height Following the Suns’ Win on Sunday

The Phoenix Suns took command of their Sunday night bout against the Portland Trail Blazers , getting a second straight win since Kevin Durant s return.

The Suns had a 116-109 win over the Blazers behind Devin Booker s team-high, 28-point performance.

Durant ended with 20 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, adding to his teams total.

Donovan Clingan , a rookie with the Blazers, pleased the 6-foot-11 forward, though.

Following the game, KD praised Clingans height and his growing skill set, both of which he thinks will help the Portland squad.

Clingan is listed at 7-foot-2 and Durant thinks his height will work well in the league.

The 14-time All-Star also credited the raw talent the big man has.

Yeah, hes tall, Durant said about Clingan.

Thats a huge young player.

72, 73, hes even trying to extend his range out to the 3-point line, feeling comfortable taking those shots.

Theres gonna be games where hes not gonna make it.

Bust just to have the confidence to shoot those, but his length its tough to shoot over him.

I came down into the paint one time, just me and him.

Im like, its an easy pull upand he just put his hand up.

He didnt even jump and it was still tough to see the rim.

They got a good one over there with him.

Its all about development and I know he [can] put the work in and get better.

"Yeah, he's tall." Kevin Durant on Blazers rookie Donovan Clingan.

"I came down into the paint one time, just me and him.

I'm like, it's an easy pull up and he just put his hand up.

He didn't even jump and it was still tough to see the rim." #Suns #RipCity pic.twitter.com/cKwt3GKWT7 Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) December 16, 2024 Clingan was the Blazers seventh pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

However, before he got to the league, the center had an impeccable two-year stint at UConn.

During his college years, he averaged 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks.

Kevin Durant agreed with a fans opinion about pointing out whats wrong in the league A fan expressed their honest thoughts on people focusing on talking about whats wrong in the NBA on X (formerly Twitter).

The fans comments about the league caught the attention of Kevin Durant ahead of their game against the Utah Jazz on Friday, where the Suns had a 134-126 win.

Dont get me wrong theres *SO* much the NBA could do better.

But at the same time all the Whats wrong with the NBA talk is also insufferable, the fan posted online.

Durant didnt hesitate to agree with the fan online even sharing their post.

Good morning! I agree...Enjoy todays slate of games, Durant said on X.

Good morning! I agree...Enjoy todays slate of games https://t.co/ALf8RFnNeL Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) December 15, 2024 This article first appeared on Hardwood Heroics and was syndicated with permission..

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