ESPN's Twitter account tried to wish Zach LaVine a happy 25th birthday by sharing a highlight reel of LaVine's spectacular 2016 Slam Dunk Contest performance. The Chicago Bulls wing wasn't exactly feeling the love:
Still just want to talk about dunking huh đ¤Śđ˝ââď¸
â Zach LaVine (@ZachLaVine) March 10, 2020
LaVine is clearly uninterested in being pigeonholed as a dunker, evidenced by the fact that he chose to take part in the 3-Point Contest during recent All-Star Weekend festivities in Chicago.
LaVine admitted that he would have reluctantly participated in the Dunk Contest had he earned his first All-Star nod:
âIf I wouldâve made it, I wouldâve did it for yâall, man. But I just donât â I donât got it in me. If I would have made it, I wouldâve made it even then. Itâs not like I really wanted to. I would have just put on for my city. You know itâs in Chicago, and I donât need a lot to prove about the Dunk Contest.â
LaVine also won the 2015 Slam Dunk Contest, but his reaction to ESPN's well-intentioned tweet would seem to reaffirm his indifference towards the contest in the future.
For the season, LaVine is putting up a career-high 25.5 points per game while hoisting 20 shots per game. The Bulls are 11th in the East at 21-43. As one of his commenters pointed out, LaVine is one of three players in history to make 13 3-pointers in a game, and he's a 37.5 percent 3-point shooter for his career.
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