Amid all the chaos surrounding the Chicago Bulls, new head coach Jim Boylen said that San Antonio Spurs boss Gregg Popovich offered him his support.
The Bulls have recently gone through a coaching change. They fired former Fred Hoiberg and promoted assistant Jim Boylen to the head coaching position. Since then, it's been quite a mess for the team.
However, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, Boylen received support from Gregg Popovich who even reached out to him.
Jim Boylen said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has reached out to him recently to offer support: "It means the world. He’s arguably one of the two or three best coaches of all-time that I have a relationship with and that cares about me. And I care about him."
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) December 14, 2018
The humble-brag here from Boylen just is more drama to add and stir in the pot. After the Bulls had hired Boylen this past weekend, the team had lost to the Boston Celtics by 56 points — the worst defeat in franchise history.
Following the game, Boylen announced there would be a Sunday practice after a back-to-back. Boylen had already instituted a new practice regimen, with lots of suicides and other disciplinary efforts.
A player mutiny almost happened, with the players agreeing to skip practice. They eventually decided to confront Boylen on his coaching ways, an incident which sparked the creation of a leadership committee featuring Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen, Bobby Portis and Robin Lopez.
Boylen consistently refers back to his time under Popovich, using it as justification for his decision making. It was reported that one player told him that he was not Popovich and that he needed to step off his high horse.
The Bulls enter the weekend with a 6-23 record, last in the Eastern Conference.
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