For Chicago Bulls' Coby White, mentoring and guiding youth is a vital, personal mission

Posted Aug 7, 2020
As a rookie for the Chicago Bulls, Coby White had a role to play. Pour in buckets in bunches. Listen, learn, and grow. Teammates past and present describe him as exceptionally mature. Coaches laud his work ethic and adaptability. But when the 20-year-old returns home to Goldsboro, N.C. he assumes a different type of position: That of a mentor. (NBC Sports)

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