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It wasn’t as though the Bulls’ public-relations department was putting a lot of energy into a Rookie of the Year campaign for forward Noa Essengue before Wednesday.
After all, the 18-year-old had played only six minutes in the NBA this season.
Six minutes is all he will finish with.
Before the Bulls’ game against the Nets, head coach Billy Donovan announced Essengue — whom the Bulls drafted with the 12th overall pick in June — needs surgery on his left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season.
‘‘He’s going to be done for the year,’’ Donovan said during his pregame media session.