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PORTLAND, Ore. — Bulls coach Billy Donovan has conversations with injured guard Zach LaVine almost daily.
The main topic of those talks? That’s where Donovan treads lightly. He made it clear Sunday that talking about trade rumors with LaVine hasn’t been on the table.
‘‘I haven’t talked to him about anything with the rumor piece of it,’’ Donovan said before the Bulls’ game against the Trail Blazers. ‘‘I would just guess that with him being in the league for 10 years that these things would kind of happen.