The new Bulls regime promised improved transparency when it took over the front office of the Advocate Center over two years ago.
That seemed to all but dry up the last few weeks, however, as the Sun-Times made several inquiries about the health of guard Lonzo Ball. Updates were not provided.
The reason became apparent Friday, as a source confirmed an ESPN report that Ball not only will miss the start of training camp at the end of September, but also his availability for the start of the regular season is very much in doubt.
Not that the news came as a shock, considering the injury (suffered in January), which was originally said to need six to eight weeks of recovery time, ended up costing Ball the whole season.