Bulls guard Zach LaVine earned his first career All-Star appearance on Tuesday night, and Chicago's star learned of the news in an unconventional manner.
LaVine joined on a Zoom call with the media on Tuesday, assuming he was slated to speak with members of the Chicago media prior to the All-Star announcement. But there were no reporters online as LaVine hopped on the call. Instead, his parents, Paul and Cheryl, appeared on screen alongside a collection of friends and teammates. Tuesday night likely marked the best media availability of LaVine's career.
"Just the look on their faces, it's been a long time coming," LaVine said on Tuesday.