The next phase of the Zach LaVine rehabilitation program is days away.
The one where he where actually ... plays.
LaVine, after his prodding to make his debut on the Madison Square Garden stage fell on deaf ears, will play his first game in a Bulls uniform Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons.
In a bit of irony, LaVine tore his ACL last February against the Pistons in Auburn Hills, and he’ll make his return 344 days from that evening.
“I was pushing to play two months ago, but the decision was made for it to be Saturday,” LaVine said Tuesday at practice.