Bulls players reached out to the National Basketball Players Association because of new coach Jim Boylen’s “extreme tactics,” according to Yahoo Sports. The Sun-Times later reported that the front office was unaware players contacted the league.
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The divide between Boylen and his players has become more evident over the last week.
In the span of seven days, Boylen has held several 2½-hour practices and 90-minute shootarounds. He also called for a practice on Sunday after the Bulls — who are in the midst of playing three games in four days — suffered a franchise-worst 56-point loss to the Celtics Saturday night. On two occasions, Boylen pulled all his starters out of the game.
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Instead of practice, the Bulls held a players-only meeting, which was followed by a team meeting that included the coaching staff.
