DeRozan took exception to Pascal Siakam attempting a 3-point shot with 3 seconds left and the Raptors leading by 12 points when Siakam could’ve dribbled out the clock. DeRozan angrily chastised the Raptors bench and coach Darko Rajakovic, who told coach Billy Donovan that Siakam attempted the shot because point differential matters for In-Season Tournament ramifications.
The Raptors actually had been eliminated from In-Season Tournament advancement before the game, but apparently, word didn’t get to Rajakovic and Siakam.
“I don’t care about no In-Season Tournament points, none of that. Just respect for the game,” DeRozan said. “If the roles was flip-flopped and I had the ball, hold it. It is what it is.”
What that Bulls team is doing right now is not respect for the game lol.
Thank you for putting my sadness into words - bulls hopeless follower
When I watch the Bulls, I’m reminded that there are a lot of sorry ass motherfuckers in the league right now.
Watching the game yesterday with the Bulls down 15 in the 4th
My wife: “why are you still watching this?”
Me: “because I hate myself”
I thought your going to say " because they are playing the raptors" remember second game of the season between this two teams? Raptors was up 14 pts 4 min left, Bulls still won that game.
My copium supply ran out around that time too
This team has always been pretty poorly constructed, I’m not sure why expectations have been anything other than the bare minimum
Because OP left out the second half of DeRozan’s quote, it seems like he is mostly upset about respect for the game, but it’s about the Bulls’ general performance.
Shame what has happened to the Bulls post Jordan in the late 90s til today.
They only had a brief time of winning with Rose and Butler’s teams.
Mostly been 30 years of irrelevance all while still having some of the best attendance every year.