'His family is what motivates him': New Bull Coby White plays basketball for others, including his late father
by K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Jun 24, 2019
4 minutes
Minutes after realizing his boyhood dream of making it to the NBA, Coby White was answering questions about playing for the Bulls when a reporter informed him that his North Carolina teammate Cam Johnson had been drafted 11th to play for the Suns.
Over the next 50 seconds, White used the words "wow" six times, "crazy" four times, "happy" twice and "love" once.
The video clip, oozing sincerity and selflessness, went viral. But it didn't at all surprise those who know White best. They say the natural leader almost always is thinking about playing for somebody else.
"How can anybody do any better than what he did there?" said Roy Williams, North Carolina's Hall of Fame coach. "He's going to
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