Phoenix Suns big Oso Ighodaro, two-way player Isaiah Livers and rookies Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea were sporting their game faces.
Walking in slow motion. Dramatic theme music.
Then Maluach, wearing crispy white Nike Air Force 1s, stepped on a dog toy.
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“The intro part was the only serious part,” a smiling Fleming said in an interview Thursday, Aug. 14, with The Arizona Republic.
The Suns quintet needed more than one take to pull off that part of the team’s 2025-26 schedule release video, which the team posted on social media Aug. 14.
“They had us to the serious part outside and we kept messing up,” Fleming continued. “We kept laughing and we’re supposed to be serious. I think they showed it at the end.”
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Forward to the 1:16 mark of the video to see multiple takes that ended in laughter.
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“They got that part down and then we went inside and shot another part,” Fleming said.
The Suns took care of the adoption fees for 30 dogs at the Arizona Humane Society to represent the 30 NBA teams.
“It was cool,” Fleming said. “I was thinking about getting a dog when it happened, but I changed my mind.”
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Suns forward Ryan Dunn made a video appearance as well as they all played with the dogs and greeted those who adopted one.
Phoenix opens the 2025-26 regular season Oct. 22 against the Sacramento Kings at PHX Arena.
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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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: ‘We kept messing up’: Suns have fun with dogs for schedule video