Diar DeRozan was the breakout star of the Bulls’ play-in win Wednesday.
Sure, Zach LaVine scored 39, and her dad DeMar DeRozan added 23, but 9-year-old Diar and her screams while the Raptors were taking free throws stole the show.
DeMar DeRozan’s daughter is so f’ing real for thispic.twitter.com/NlqNarsuXZ
— Bulls Talk (@NBCSBulls) April 13, 2023
The Raptors were 18-of-36 from the free throw line in the game.
“My daughter called me the other day when she was getting out of school and she just said, ‘Dad, can I come to the Toronto game?’” DeRozan said after the game, via the Associated Press. “I remember her going to all the Toronto games when she was a kid and I almost said no because she’s in school back home. But she kept asking. She was just adamant about coming to support and I said, ‘All right, you can miss one day of school and come to a game.’ I’m glad I did. I owe her some money for sure.”
He also didn’t know it was her during the game.
"I kept hearing something during the game. I looked back and I was like, damn, that's my daughter screaming?" 😂 pic.twitter.com/MmXmIUhqAT
— Bulls Talk (@NBCSBulls) April 13, 2023
Don’t get on Diar getting to come with dad to Miami for Friday’s game vs. the Heat — with the winner advancing to the playoffs — but they sure could use her.
