If anyone thought Sunday would be the kick-off of the Zach LaVine apology tour, they just don’t know the Bulls guard very well.
While he’s always been considered a model teammate and easy to coach, LaVine is also as confident in his ability as anyone in the league.
So when he expressed his displeasure in Billy Donovan’s decision to sit him in crunch time after the Friday loss to Orlando, he meant it. A few days away from the eyes of the media wasn’t going to change that.
“I just told him I feel like I’ve earned the right to go out there and try to play through a bad game,’’ LaVine said of the discussion he had with his coach.