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Young Bulls players have a lot to prove, and hopes of a playoff push

The Bulls injury problems aren’t going away.

If anything, the training room is simply running out of bed space.

The latest casualty was center Luke Kornet, who was on crutches and in a walking boot on Saturday, after he sprained his left ankle in the Friday practice.

That meant coach Jim Boylen was only able to dress nine against the Suns, and started rookie Daniel Gafford at the center spot. That also meant that starting alongside Gafford was Ryan Arcidiacono, Zach LaVine, Tomas Satoransky and Thaddeus Young.

Boylen wasn’t looking for sympathy, and as a matter of fact wanted his young players still focusing on what the goal of the season was when this all tipped off back in October.