The Bulls had to finish Thursday’s loss in Houston without their leading scorer after DeMar DeRozan was ejected along with Dillon Brooks for an incident midway through the third quarter (video link), writes Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. After DeRozan was whistled for a Flagrant 2 for a hard foul on Jalen Green, Brooks confronted him. DeRozan blamed Brooks for escalating … [Read more...] about Bulls Notes: DeRozan, White, Ball, Karnisovas
White Takes Advantage Of Time Off
Bulls guard Coby White practiced on Wednesday and is expected to play on Thursday against Houston. White said there was a silver lining to his absence, which was due to a hip strain. “It was good for me,” he told K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. “Obviously, I don’t want to miss games. But since it did happen and I was hurt, I wanted to take advantage of this time I had off … [Read more...] about White Takes Advantage Of Time Off
Central Notes: Okoro, Lillard, Giannis, DeRozan, Haliburton
Having averaged 41 starts across the last two seasons, Cavaliers swingman Isaac Okoro has locked in his qualifying offer for this offseason, per Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link). As Marks details, the fifth pick in the 2020 lottery out of Auburn will now have a QO worth $11,828,974 this offseason. Should Cleveland extend that offer his way, he’ll become a restricted free … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Okoro, Lillard, Giannis, DeRozan, Haliburton
Dosunmu Shows New Dimension With Offensive Explosion
Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu erupted for 34 points and nine assists against Washington on Saturday, as he continues to raise his potential ceiling of what he can do in his career, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago writes. Dosunmu, a third-year guard, is in the first season of a three-year, $21MM contract.“I always try to be in attack mode,” he said after the Bulls’ 29-point … [Read more...] about Dosunmu Shows New Dimension With Offensive Explosion
Donovan: Phillips Out At Least Two Weeks Due To Foot Injury
Julian Phillips‘ right foot sprain, which the Bulls announced earlier in the week, will sideline the rookie for at least two weeks, head coach Billy Donovan said on Saturday (Twitter link via K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago). “He had been dealing with the foot issue on and off for a little bit of time,” Donovan told reporters, including Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. … [Read more...] about Donovan: Phillips Out At Least Two Weeks Due To Foot Injury