Bulls fall to Timberwolves as bodies begin to stack up in training room

Bulls guard Josh Giddey helped keep the game competitive into the second half, but when his hamstring sidelined him, Minnesota took full advantage of a short-handed opponent.Paul Beaty/AP

The lopsided score plastered all around the United Center on Monday was the least of Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s problems.

Before the Timberwolves took the Bulls to the woodshed in a 136-101 rout, Donovan told the media that backup center Zach Collins would be out for at least a week with a sprained big toe on his right foot.

Losing a backup big man would be a body blow at worst for most teams, but the Bulls aren’t most teams. The way their roster is constructed is so fragile that losing any piece in the…