Zach LaVine understood that Tuesday was the new normal.
Sure, it was strange for the Bulls guard to be escorted by PR deep into the bowels of the United Center to speak to the media pregame, but as he said several times, “it’s going to be an adjustment.’’
All the major sports, including the NBA, made the decision on Monday night to close locker room access to all nonessential personnel in response to the coronavirus concerns.
That meant coach Jim Boylen, LaVine, and rookie Coby White meeting with the media in the Concert Club, sitting at a table, and keeping the requested distance of six-to-eight feet.