The Bulls guard sounded like he had come to the end of handing out excuses at some point in March. Or simply had run out of excuses to give.
“We’ve done enough talking,’’ LaVine said several times, as his team was preparing for its first playoff appearance since 2017. “It’s time to get it done now. Time to stop talking.’’
Because while LaVine has never played in a postseason series, he’s been around long enough to know that words mean very little in the NBA’s “second season.’’ It’s claw and scratch for four wins, and then move on to the next series.