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Video of Kevin Durant Calling Suns Foul-Baiters Emerges After Big Win

With the Rockets up 113-101 and just 2:36 left vs. Suns, Durant can be seen calling the Phoenix team foul baiters and warning his teammates. "Yo, no ticky tack fouls bro, they're gonna bait and try to get fouls," Durant said. Following that, the Rockets didn't foul the Suns even once, managing to get a comfortable 119-105 win.

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