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Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine says that preparing for the season from a mental aspect is just as important as getting ready physically.

(via Chicago Bulls):

“I think whenever I’m able to have the chance to put on a Chicago Bulls jersey, I take pride in that. I have since I was traded here, shoot, eight years ago. I think that’s always been first and foremost in my book. And then, being prepared for not just physically, but mentally with the situation that you’re in. This is a business, and you have to understand what comes with it. When you get to a certain status like I have, that’s what you have to understand. And I’m OK with that, I’ve never ran away from it. I was preparing myself just like I would for the season for everything else that came with it.”