Zach LaVine is officially an All-Star for the first time in his career, and it’s been a long time coming for the Bulls guard.
Four years ago, he tore his ACL as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Today, he’s the 7th leading scorer in the NBA averaging 28.6 points per game and is one of the best shooting guards in the league. It’s a well-deserved All-Star nod.
And, as these things go, when a player gets an All-Star nod typically the media wants to ask about it. So, naturally, the Bulls set a Zoom press conference up for LaVine.
But it turns out it wasn’t actually a press conference. It was actually a meeting filled with his family and his friends. And it was so incredibly touching to watch.
LaVine’s parents, his sister, his best friends as well as current teammates like Thaddeus Young and former teammates like Jamal Crawford all showed up to support him.
He thought he was doing a media call.
But actually, it was @ZachLaVine’s closest family & friends showing him love ❤️ pic.twitter.com/dewcv4XByC
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 24, 2021
LaVine loved it.
“Appreciate y’all being on here. You know, obviously with everything we’ve gone through and…you know how much of a family guy I am. So, I’m not going to stop. I’m going to continue to try to make you guys proud. I appreciate y’all always helping me.”
This was so great, man. It’s always nice to see moments of appreciation like this — especially after seeing LaVine’s journey to get to this point. Hopefully, there are many more moments like this to come.
