CLEVELAND – It was the most intimidating looking set-up to draw a charge seen all evening by a member of the Bulls.
Feet were dug in the floor, base was locked, chest was out, and hands were showing.
One problem: It was coach Billy Donovan that was delivering it, and it came in a post-game press conference against a stationary table.
No tables were injured in the making of Donovan’s impromptu coaching clinic.
The Bulls? They were very injured. Or at least sick, after watching a 21-point halftime lead turn into an improbable 145-134 overtime loss in which Cavaliers All-Star Donovan Mitchell scored 71 points – the most in the NBA since Kobe Bryant’s 81 in 2006.