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'Thought it was AI.' Suns' Ryan Dunn on Amazon double in NBA promo
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DETROIT – Ryan Dunn wasn't so sure at first.
Amazon Prime posted a promo for its NBA coverage for the upcoming 2026-27 season that featured six NBA players and a content creator wearing a purple Phoenix Suns No. 0 replica jersey with Dunn's name on the back.
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Dunn, who is entering his third NBA season, wears No. 0 for the Suns.
"It was funny," said Dunn, after the team's morning shootaround on Oct. 5, prior to Phoenix openening preseason play against the Detroit Pistons . "I thought it was A.I. at first. I didn't know what it was and then I saw some clips of the guy, Jermaine, doing the TikTok and showing himself behind the scenes, which is cool, but I've got to speak to some people from Prime and make sure I get some stuff out of it. But it was a funny thing to me. I'm not really worried about it."
Dunn added he hopes to get the content creator to a game and "make something out of it."
The content creator, Jermaine, posted on his growmoretreesplz TikTok account, a video of himself talking about being on the set for hours, doing sprints, but noted that he was in the promo for a few seconds.
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He can be seen guarding Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, and in the background of a snippet or two.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball, Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, Maxey and Cunningham are in the promo with the content creator.
"What the word TikTok. Spend the day in a life with me. I'm shooting an NBA Amazon Prime Video commercial that's going to run around 7," the post said.
The content creator filmed himself with the jersey and in a series of poses and flexes in the uniform.
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"After breakfast, we got our little fits. I was a double for Ryan Dunn. So I had a little Phoenix jersey. Going crazy. Getting a little sleeve."
Dunn has worn sleeves in the game as well as wristbands.
The Suns have one game scheduled on Amazon Prime — April 2 against the Denver Nuggets in Phoenix .
The content creator filmed the food spread and a catering service. The video continues with him saying he was able to "keep all the gear," and he walked out with a free pair of Kobe Bryant sneakers.
The content creator then shows video of the set with a shot of the players. Prime's NBA team of Taylor Rooks and former NBA players Blake Griffin and Udonis Haslem are in the 30-second promo.
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It looks like there's also someone wearing an Oklahoma City Thunder uniform, who Brunson shoots over. It's hard to see the full number, but there's a five, and the actor is wearing a headband and a sleeve on his arm.
Phoenix recently picked up Dunn's fourth-year option.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin .
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