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Lauri Markkanen among four Chicago Bulls players out vs. Washington Wizards due to safety protocol

WASHINGTON -- The Chicago Bulls, playing without four players who were in the NBA health and safety protocol, beat the winless Washington Wizards 133-130 on Thursday.

The Bulls played without forwards Lauri Markkanen and Chandler Hutchison and guards Ryan Arcidiacono and Tomas Satoransky.

Markkanen, the team's second-leading scorer and top rebounder, was already questionable for the game with a left calf injury.

"You've got to stay flexible," Chicago coach Billy Donovan said before his team's 133-130 win. "A lot of different things can happen.