Zach LaVine is very forgiving.
The Bulls guard has shown that throughout his nine-year career, whether it’s been an organization that’s traded him, a front office that matched a contract offer rather than making one, or coaches that doubted him.
LaVine’s always moved on.
That doesn’t mean he forgets.
According to a source, while the LaVine-Billy Donovan player-coach relationship is still very workable it remains somewhat strained in the wake of a Nov. 18, late-game benching in which Donovan chose to ride out the final minutes against Orlando with LaVine out of the game.
LaVine expressed his displeasure with Donovan’s decision immediately after the game, stating “That’s Billy’s decision, he’s gotta lay with it.