There was more than a glimpse of that on Tuesday, as the Bulls coach defended the hell out of Zach LaVine.
The Sun-Times reported that according to a source, there was a half-time incident during the embarrassing loss in Minnesota in which there were several loud blow-ups that led to a coach having to come into the locker room.
Donovan confirmed the incident before the Heat game, but also said that he was not in the locker room when it happened, only informed about it afterwards.
The genesis of those words being said?
The constant defensive breakdowns that had been happening over the previous five games, but specifically taking place in that first half against an undermanned Minnesota squad.