{"id":400795,"date":"2021-03-02T08:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=400795"},"modified":"2021-03-02T08:36:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:36:51","slug":"zach-lavines-road-to-being-an-nba-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/zach-lavines-road-to-being-an-nba-all-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach LaVine&#8217;s Road to Being an NBA All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sound the alarms people! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2021-nba-all-star-reserves-revealed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zach LaVine has been named an All-Star<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the first time in his NBA career. And it\u2019s about damn time that\u2019s for sure! For the 2021 All Star Game, Zach LaVine will take on a reserve role for the East in his debut. LaVine sure deserves the ASG nod in his seventh season as he\u2019s led the Chicago Bulls to a 15-18 record which puts them half a game out of the playoffs. He\u2019s been an absolute force to be reckoned with and the last time he took part in some All Star Weekend activities, he won back-to-back Slam Dunk Contests. We sure can\u2019t wait to see what he\u2019ll do coming off the bench for the East.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5TLOaAglq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5TLOaAglq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5TLOaAglq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Led to Zach LaVine\u2019s All Star Selection<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The road to Zach LaVine\u2019s All Star appearance was a bumpy one. He has been a star in the league for years, even back when he was playing further north. But he could never catapult himself in the eyes of All Star game voters. And thus, he was left watching the games from the couch. While he has yet to play minutes in an All Star Game, he has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=daXAiasTLY4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taken part in a pair Slam Dunk Contests<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Back in 2015 and 2016, LaVine won consecutive dunk contests as he wowed the judges and the rest of us with his hops. It was clear to the rest of the league that the kid was a star, unfortunately, injuries would be the only thing to slow him down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 2016-2017 season, Zach LaVine tore his left ACL and wouldn\u2019t return to basketball for another 11 months. When he did finally return, he would be wearing a new uniform. Zach made his debut for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/bulls\/gameday\/2021?g=20210301\/DENCHI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bulls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on January 13, 2018 in a victory against the Pistons\u00a0 where he scored 14. About a month later, he led Chicago with 35 points in a win against his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. He hasn\u2019t slowed down since, and hasn\u2019t left Chicago either. We certainly hope he chooses to stay for the rest of his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This season, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/3064440\/zach-lavine\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zach LaVine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is averaging a staggering 28.7 PPG, 5 assists, and 5.2 rebounds. There\u2019s a reason he\u2019s finally taking part in the ASG, and Chicagoland couldn\u2019t be prouder of the young Bull.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5mSFzglAA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5mSFzglAA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL5mSFzglAA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 All-Star Game Preview<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/allstar\/2021\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBA\u2019s 70th All-Star Game<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will take place on Sunday, March 7 at 8PM EST. 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