Zach LaVine averaged a career-high 25.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game last season Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Bulls star Zach LaVine reacts to Billy Donovan news while playing video game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 9/22/20

Zach LaVine is one of the Chicago Bulls’ key players and a major building block for their future. So it’s fun to see him learn who his new head coach is just like the rest of us.

LaVine was playing “Call of Duty” on a Facebook livestream when news broke that Billy Donovan would be named the Bulls’ new head coach. LaVine offered his reaction in real time and seemed quite enthused by the hiring.

.@ZachLaVine found out Billy Donovan was the Bulls' next head coach while playing COD @brgaming pic.twitter.com/X8zlZrAweR

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 22, 2020

LaVine had his share of issues with former coach Jim Boylen. Donovan is widely respected around the game and has been successful at both the college and professional levels. It’s easy to see why that sort of hire would make LaVine optimistic.

The 25-year-old guard is coming off his best NBA season statistically. He averaged a career-high 25.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game last season. He figures to be a key part of Donovan’s plans, and it sounds as if LaVine is already looking forward to working with him.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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