[670 The Score] Zach LaVine has “never, never gotten over” being benched by Billy Donovan late in the Bulls’ loss to the Magic on Nov. 18, 2022, @KCJHoop told @mullyhaugh
Zach LaVine has "never, never gotten over" being benched by Billy Donovan late in the Bulls' loss to the Magic on Nov. 18, 2022, @KCJHoop told @mullyhaugh.
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— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) November 15, 2023
by moogie413
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I’ve never gotten over Billy Donovan either so, I get you, Zach. Even though that was really bad.
That’s pathetic on Zach’s part if true.
Well, that’s pathetic from Zach. Maybe don’t play like ass and then be surprised when you get benched for it. The goal is to win the game, not appease egos.
He’s lucky he hasn’t been benched in half a dozen games since then where he wasn’t adding anything to the team in crunchtime
Part of why I’m over him. Dude still can’t take responsibility for playing like ass that game nearly a year later. That’s wild
Oh man we’re in the getting ugly phase huh
If true I could see that lmao
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true, dudes always seemed super soft mentally.
If this is true then I really lost respect for him. Just leave your ego at the door man, accept it wasn’t your night shooting and it was best for the teams chances of winning to have you on the bench. This tells me he doesn’t care about winning
While it’s not out of the realm of possibility, does KC actually have that kind of inside info on the team? He doesn’t seem like the type to make shit up to add fuel to the fire though.
I made a long comment talking about the dude and appreciate his hard work, but man that never sat well with me either. If you don’t have it, you don’t have it just move forward
It’s the second part of what kc says thats much, much more alarming:
“there’s some members of the organization who are still are skeptical in their belief in him as a lead option on a championship contending team.”
which inherently means there are some people in the organization WHO BELIEVE HE COULD BE A LEAD OPTION ON A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDING TEAM.
joke organization. garbage. full of dumb dumbs.
I was at this game.
Crowd was sick of Zach. Demar had a 40piece and was cooking, only reason we were in that game to begin with.
Least Zach could have done is help anywhere besides being a black hole that game.
What a pathetic reason to stay angry about. He had an off night. Opportunity for growth as a person, but nah.
If MJ played that abismally he would have subbed himself out. Talk about character.
Yeah but this is a “rumor”
He should have been benched last game too – he’s playing like trash this year. The Bulls paid him and he checked out
Shouldn’t be surprised, considering Zach played that badly several times since then and hasn’t been benched since. Billy is too much of a star pleaser to risk hurting Zach’s feelings again
Petty as fuck.
Media hit pieces are starting. Zach’s gone.
This is the narrative the Bulls are going to push? This isn’t gonna help them get any kind of equal value in return (a dubious notion to begin with). Couldn’t this wait until after he’s gone?
There’s no way KC is saying this without getting word from the org. Man they are so backwards.
Zach is such a fucking loser of a player. Every negative thing national guys have said about him is true and I hope our fans finally realize it.
Hard to believe this is true, sad to see so many comments believing what the media is saying so easily , also funny because one of the earlier post in the sub was praising Zach’s character lol
I heard KC say this. Idk I think it’s BS.
I might be reaching on this. But the more I read the more I wonder if AK and Mark might be using the press to get ownership to move a bit more. Curious to see where this goes. Zach like many star athletes has maybe too much confidence sometimes.
Is this word for word from KC or is it another 670 spin zone?
What a fuckin bitch
Loser Mentality. Instead of using that benching for fuel he let it hold him back. The team comes before the player.
not only is this pathetic from Zach but also from Billy. I don’t remember seeing him bench him late in the game since that game even though Zach (and others) have deserved it.
So glad my ego isn’t made of crackers. Can’t imagine living like that. Those are the absolute most toxic people to be around. Man, I hope this isn’t true.
he was ass that game and he hasn’t grown if he cannot accept it
He’s been playing pretty bad sometimes this year, it seems like this is just the FO trying to create the idea for other teams that: “nah he’s still a max player he just doesnt work with the coach, he will be a superstar on your team” kinda approach to raise his value and make teams believe “they can fix him kinda”
Maybe im super off with this though
Before people say it’s fake PR spin just remember this isn’t the first time we heard people mention Zach attitude. Even when things were going good for a short while there were still things about if he truly liked playing with demar. And this doesn’t out right prove it but it is something to document
Is this source reliable lol?
I always make a point of keeping a close eye during timeouts and when Zach gets subbed off, dude always goes right down the end of the bench, body language negative af.
He might lead us in points some nights, but he is no leader.
Pat Bev was the best thing that could’ve happened for Zach, he needs to be held to account because he certainly doesn’t hold himself to account.
What a fucking loser
The guy just doesn’t have what it takes to be a solid player. He has the lowest b-ball IQ in the league and I don’t think that’s ever gonna change. I can’t wait to get rid of him and see how the front office fucks up next. This team Isa horrible watch.
A normal player would acknowledge they played bad, understood why, and worked on bettering themselves….he was acting like a child.
He was actually playing really bad and Billy was right to bench him that game.
Carmelo anthony vibes. typical huge ego, false sense of confidence loser type of player.