Duhon's reaction to benching brings more discipline for guard
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Add another item to the laundry list of issues the disappointing Chicago Bulls have had to face this season.
Guard Chris Duhon, who was benched for the Bulls' game against the Detroit Pistons Sunday for missing the team's morning shootaround, was disciplined a second time by general manager John Paxson for making flip comments about the punishment.
It's unclear what action Paxson took Monday, but Duhon was on the inactive list for a second straight game Tuesday when Chicago faced the Utah Jazz.
"That's a coach's decision," interim coach Jim Boylan said when asked if Duhon was still being punished for missing the shootaround.
During Sunday's telecast, it was revealed that Duhon had not received permission to attend Saturday's college basketball game between his alma mater, Duke, and North Carolina. He reportedly slept through the shootaround.
"I did meet with Chris," Paxson said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "We obviously talked it out."
Duhon's benching comes on the heels of a two-game suspension for Tyrus Thomas for an unexcused absence from practice. Rookie center Aaron Gray reportedly had words with Boylan recently. And Joakim Noah was suspended earlier in this disappointing Bulls season.
"Obviously when things go badly, they go badly," Paxson said, according to the Sun-Times. "I'm disappointed in what happened in the last couple of weeks, but … I've dealt with it the way I feel was right and we'll move on from there."
Duhon's response to the benching may have led to the second discipline.
"I don't play anyway, so it doesn't have that much of an effect on me," Duhon said, according to the Sun-Times.
Duhon later was interviewed on WMVP-AM 1000 and said he didn't expect to return to the Bulls next season.
"I probably won't be back," Duhon said, according to the newspaper. "I don't know what the summer has for me."
Duhon is averaging 5.8 points and 4.1 assists.
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Add another item to the laundry list of issues the disappointing Chicago Bulls have had to face this season.
Guard Chris Duhon, who was benched for the Bulls' game against the Detroit Pistons Sunday for missing the team's morning shootaround, was disciplined a second time by general manager John Paxson for making flip comments about the punishment.
It's unclear what action Paxson took Monday, but Duhon was on the inactive list for a second straight game Tuesday when Chicago faced the Utah Jazz.
"That's a coach's decision," interim coach Jim Boylan said when asked if Duhon was still being punished for missing the shootaround.
During Sunday's telecast, it was revealed that Duhon had not received permission to attend Saturday's college basketball game between his alma mater, Duke, and North Carolina. He reportedly slept through the shootaround.
"I did meet with Chris," Paxson said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "We obviously talked it out."
Duhon's benching comes on the heels of a two-game suspension for Tyrus Thomas for an unexcused absence from practice. Rookie center Aaron Gray reportedly had words with Boylan recently. And Joakim Noah was suspended earlier in this disappointing Bulls season.
"Obviously when things go badly, they go badly," Paxson said, according to the Sun-Times. "I'm disappointed in what happened in the last couple of weeks, but … I've dealt with it the way I feel was right and we'll move on from there."
Duhon's response to the benching may have led to the second discipline.
"I don't play anyway, so it doesn't have that much of an effect on me," Duhon said, according to the Sun-Times.
Duhon later was interviewed on WMVP-AM 1000 and said he didn't expect to return to the Bulls next season.
"I probably won't be back," Duhon said, according to the newspaper. "I don't know what the summer has for me."
Duhon is averaging 5.8 points and 4.1 assists.
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