Welcome to the NBA, Bronny.

In the fourth quarter of the Phoenix Suns’ preseason finale against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant blocked Lakers’ Bronny James on a layup attempt but was whistled for the foul.

Needless to say, the crowd at Footprint Center — and Durant, for that matter — wasn’t bothered.

KD tried to block Bronny 👀

Suns challenged the offense, but was unsuccessful 😅 pic.twitter.com/9UlqVRbJVd

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 18, 2024

Durant was convinced it was a clean block and Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer ultimately disputed the call.

The challenge was ruled a failure and Bronny missed both free throws.

Later, Bronny was called for his first egregious NBA foul on a play involving Phoenix’s Jalen Bridges, adding to the list of Bronny’s “Welcome to the NBA” moments from Thursday’s preseason game.

BRONNY JAMES’ FIRST NBA FLAGRANT ERROR 👀pic.twitter.com/J7sJcgpF13

— Link Points (@Link Points) October 18, 2024

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