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No Pain and All Love for Zach Lavine

All I can say is that it’s about damn time. Zach Lavine is finally an all-star (officially, because Bulls fans have always known he’s an all-star) and is getting the recognition he deserves. Bulls fans have been clamoring over the past few seasons for Lavine to be recognized by the league, and this season he’s been too good for anyone to ignore. With Doctor Eggman (Jim Boylen) gone as head coach this season, Lavine and the rest of the Bulls have finally been able to play their way and fully showcase their abilities under the guidance of new head coach, Billy Donovan. Lavine may have been playing at an all-star level the past few seasons, but with the Bulls organization being abysmal overall, it was difficult for him to get any sort of recognition from the league and fans outside of Chicago. The Bulls have been in the basement of the league standings the past few seasons and weren’t really making any noise at all. But now, as of this writing, they are currently in the playoff picture in the Eastern conference and they look like a whole new team. The only thing that hasn’t changed is that Zach Lavine is still at the forefront of it all. 


This season, Lavine is currently averaging 28.6 points per game (7th in the league), 5.4 rebounds per game, and 5.1 assists per game. He’s also putting up numbers on a regular basis that can only be compared to one other player in Bulls franchise history. That one other player is Michael Jordan.


Zach Lavine's insane month compared to Michael Jordan


As you can see in the video above, Lavine is having a historic month and it’s all being capped off with a much deserved all-star selection. Since not much has really changed in Chicago sports since last week, this is a fairly short post. Lavine being an all-star is definitely the biggest piece of Chicago sports news this past week, so I’m just making this blog to show him some love. To close out the post, I’ve included a cool video of Lavine’s family surprising him over Zoom to congratulate him on his all-star selection and another video with some highlights from this month. Congrats again to Zach Lavine, you’ve definitely earned this one!


Zach Lavine's family and friends surprise him over Zoom


Zach Lavine February Highlights


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