2-Minute Drill: Niko watch, CJ McCollum goes off, grid girls gone

By Dan Cahill

Nikola Mirotic will have to sit and watch until the Bulls can find a suitor for the power forward. (Getty Images)

Catching you up on the latest news, trending topics and meaningless minutiae we all love to talk about in less than 120 seconds.

Bulls tell Nikola Mirotic to sit down and watch his trade drama unfold … CJ McCollum dropped 50 on the Bulls last night IN THREE QUARTERS … Ex-Bull Isaiah Canaan suffered a horrific ankle break … The Blackhawks really could have used Marian Hossa this season …Here’s a nice story on Bears great Olin Kreutz … Why Northwestern basketball got so bad so quickly … Wonder what John Lackey has been up to … Great read on Oscar Gamble who died at 68 from a rare tumor of the jaw … Ex-Bull Rasual Butler and his wife, singer Leah LaBelle, died in a car crash … Former Bull Ben Gordon is in trouble again … Ditto for ex-Cub Milton Bradley … Hey, there’s a Super Bowl this week, and this piece on the Pats should get you started … Citing societal changes, Formula 1 will no longer use grid girls.

CJ McCollum en fuego

MANS IS HOT. @CJMcCollum sets a Blazers record for points in a quarter with 28 (11-14, 4-5 3PT) in the 1st! pic.twitter.com/JHzSrfOuIC
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 1, 2018

WARNING: Isaiah Canaan’s horrible injury

Well, this is pretty cool

Oh, California. #SuperBlueBloodMoon pic.twitter.com/yEu2E06fMe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 31, 2018

Forgot to show you this

The man, the myth, the legend, the giant.

"Andre The Giant" premieres Tues., April 10 at 10PM exclusively on @HBO #AndreTheGiant (via HBO Sports) pic.twitter.com/POPEsNk6JG
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 26, 2018