Before the sports world was shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was about as much chance of the Blackhawks or Bulls making the playoffs as there was of Mayor Lori Lightfoot (“she shoots, she scores!”) winning a dunk contest.
That won’t change if the NHL and NBA somehow figure out a way to resume their seasons rather than call them off.
But, speaking of which, how much heaven and earth should those leagues be prepared to move in order to be able to play things out and crown champions? Heading into mid-March, there were, after all, some much bigger fish to fry than whatever the Hawks and Bulls had cooking.