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Bulls: Nikola Mirotic optimistic about health, not so much about Zaza Pachulia

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Nikola Mirotic’s status for Games 3 and 4 for the Bulls’ first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks certainly appears to be in doubt, but his feelings toward Bucks big man Zaza Pachulia aren’t as ambiguous.

Mirotic issued a passive-aggressive shot toward the man who landed an elbow on top of his head in the second half and another shot while both men were diving for a loose ball in the fourth quarter.

“I’m not upset. I understand this is the playoffs and people play more physical,” said Mirotic in the Bulls' morning shootaround at the BMO Bradley Center before Game 3 of their playoff series.