Thaddeus Young will step into the role to help the team compete in Markkanen's absence
The Bulls this season were talking about the playoffs, in part, because of the optimism about their front court, Lauri Markkanen, Otto Porter Jr. and Wendell Carter Jr. When the Bulls hosted the Sacramento Kings Friday, that starting front court, instead, consisted of Kris Dunn, Thaddeus Young and Luke Kornet.
"(Crap), when it rains it pours, right?" offered Young, who became a starter.
That was because shortly before Friday's game, the Bulls announced Markkanen could miss four to six weeks after an examination revealed what the Bulls termed "an early stress reaction of his right pelvis.