It appears Malik Monk’s early blunt assessment of Zach LaVine helped the new Kings guard snap out of his shooting slump. LaVine dropped a season-high 42 points on an incredible 16-of-19 shooting from the field and 8 of 9 from 3-point range in Sacramento’s blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night at Golden 1 Center,
On Monday, the NBA announced that LaVine has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week. New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, but NBA fans had some mixed feelings over the LaVine announcement especially.
Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 19