Fans of the Chicago Bulls are not the happiest of NBA fans these days, as their team suddenly opted to rebuild, trading away their franchise player this summer. The Chicago faithful seem to have had enough of the team’s General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations, wanting both out of the franchise.
The Bulls supporters joined forces and on Wednesday, were able to see a billboard they crowdfunded billboard go up in Chicago indicating that they no longer see red, and want Gar Forman and John Paxson both fired.
JUST IN: 'Fire GarPax' billboard debuts Wednesday in the West Loophttps://t.co/AUtkNT2Bhi…in-the-west-loop/amp pic.twitter.com/d9CqLzTCTy
— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) July 19, 2017
The campaign’s starter, Brendon Henderson, spoke to Chicago Sun-Times' Madeline Kenney, where he discussed what prompted him to start the movement to let the Bulls’ front office know how they feel about their two executives. He then reiterated that something needs to be done with their personnel in order to appease their fans, who are already losing belief in them.
“That was the final straw. I decided to do something about it.”
“If I had something to say to the Bulls' front office, I'd say it's an absolute ignominy for front office to have little to no progress,” Henderson said. “Whether they have a change within themselves or there's a personnel change within the front office, something has to be done.”
Following the deal that sent Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night, the Bulls fans couldn’t help, but voice out their displeasure with it. Despite only squeezing into the playoffs last season, they felt that they were moving in the right direction and could compete for the championship in the coming years.
With their newly-received young assets in return, this Bulls team needs to find a new identity first. However, they still have a formidable lineup, and with a weaker Eastern Conference, they might just be able to still make another postseason appearance next year.
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