The Bulls are shutting down Lauri Markkanen for the remainder of the season, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports (Twitter feed).
Markkanen left Tuesday’s game against the Raptors because of extreme fatigue and the team says that tests have been normal after “an episode of rapid heart rate and fatigue.” He’ll undergo additional testing in 10-14, per Charania.
Chicago has one of the worst records in the east, as our Reverse Standings show. The team has no real need to play one of their franchise cornerstones and risk further setbacks.
Six games remain for the Bulls. Robin Lopez, who will be a free agent after the season, and Cristiano Felicio are likely to see additional playing time. Both bigs saw at least 28 minutes of action tonight against the Blazers in a game which Markkanen missed.
Using EKG machines to tank now?
About a month too late. Z will be a Knick (way to go Pax, you dope).
Ja Morant makes a lot of sense for them tho. Dunn is a Rozier type, 6th man.
The Bulls don’t have the luxury of drafting by need yet. They need a superstar franchise player, which is Zion.
You should watch Ja play. Smaller school, less exposure, but he goes #1 if it weren’t for Zion.
There will be little or no difference in the odds to get the top pick between CHI & NYK. Try looking at the facts.
link to hoopsrumors.com