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Bulls coach Billy Donovan signs contract extension

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The contract extension was agreed upon weeks ago. On Sunday, it was simply Bulls coach Billy Donovan putting pen to paper.

With the deal official, the Bulls have given extensions to the main players in the front office — executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas, general manager Marc Eversley and now Donovan.

The writing was on the wall as soon as the season ended after the Bulls lost to the Heat in the play-in tournament.

“We have a very good relationship with Jerry and Michael [Reinsdorf],” Karnisovas said in his exit interview.

“We take pride, especially in this building, in everybody being on the same page.