How's that go: Sometimes good people do bad things?
That might summarize the "Oh No!" start to the Bulls 2017-18 season Tuesday when Bobby Portis during practice punched teammate and fellow power forward Nikola Mirotic during a particularly contentious scrimmage. The result other than the team-imposed eight-game suspension for Portis was a concussion and facial fractures that will keep Mirotic out at least four to six weeks, said Executive Vice-President of Basketball Operations John Paxson.
"Both players owned responsibility in the incident itself, but only one player threw a punch," a somber Paxson emphasized meeting with media Wednesday afternoon in the Advocate Center.