Bulls’ Zach LaVine Annoyed by Benching: ‘You Play a Guy Like Me Down the Stretch’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine
questioned the decision by head coach Billy Donovan to bench him for
the final four minutes of Friday night’s 108-107 home loss to the
Orlando Magic.

LaVine struggled mightily with his shot
throughout the contest, going 1-of-14 from the field with an
0-of-5 mark on threes, but the two-time All-Star felt he should
have still been on the floor in crunch time.

“I gotta do a better job at the
beginning of the game to make my shots, but you play a guy like me
down the stretch,” LaVine told reporters. “That’s what I
do. Do I like the decision? No. Do I have to live with it? Yeah. Be
ready to put my shoes on and play the next game.”

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