NBA Weekly Feature: Dosunmu Set for Big Early-Season Role with the Bulls

Dosunmu set for big early-season role with the Bulls

Viewers on DStv and can look forward to thrills and spills from the world’s best basketball league, with ESPN and ESPN 2 the premier venues for coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

DStv is your home of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.

American-Nigerian point guard Ayo Dosunmu is set to have a big role for the Chicago Bulls early in the 2022-23 season due to an injury which has temporarily sidelined star man Lonzo Ball.

Ball had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee at the end of September and has begun rehabilitation, but a timeline for his return to playing for the Bulls remains unclear.

"He [Dosunmu] has no problem leading," coach Billy Donovan said of the 22-year-old, who is having his second NBA campaign.  "If he thinks he's got something to say to somebody that can help the team or help that individual, he does it and he does it in the right way.

"He's very, very respectful of his teammates. He communicates well with his teammates. But there's certain things he'll say from a leadership standpoint that the group needs to do better or an individual player needs to do better, and he has no problem saying anything. For Ayo, he's never backed away from that responsibility and I think he'll only get better at that."

Dosunmu, a second-round pick, emerged as one of the surprise contributors for the Bulls last season, starting 40 times as a rookie and playing in 77 games overall while averaging 8.8 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds.

"I just want to show that what I went through last year, I learned from it," Dosunmu said after Tuesday's game. "Good or bad, I want to always learn from it. That's how you get better. That's how you get better as a person, on the court and off the court. It's about learning from your mistakes and also learning from the positive things you did well."

Visit www.dstv.com to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you’re on the move, you can stream the action on the DStv App.

Catch the following games live on ESPN and ESPN 2 this week...

Times CAT

Saturday 29 October

04:00: Phoenix Suns v New Orleans Pelicans – LIVE on ESPN 2

23:00: Sacramento Kings v Miami Heat – LIVE on ESPN

Sunday 30 October

20:00: Los Angeles Clippers v New Orleans Pelicans – LIVE on ESPN

Monday 31 October

00:00: Detroit Pistons v Golden State Warriors – LIVE on ESPN