The Latest Breaking News from Billy Donovan

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After coaching the Thunder to a 243-157 record and five playoff appearances in five seasons, Donovan left when the team opted to rebuild. Less than four years later, the Thunder are reaping the rewards of general manager Sam Presti’s work and the Bulls are in the same place they were…

They got away with it in Saturday’s come-from-behind win over the Heat, but they had no such luck Monday. The latest loss leaves the players and coaching staff searching for a solution.

Billy Donovan usually has no problem with transparency, but chose his words carefully when discussing the LaVine post-game incident from Saturday.

Coach Billy Donovan is trying to get his players to show up with an “Iron Mike” Tyson attitude from the opening tip, but he’s still seeing poor starts, and on Saturday, there was an angry finish from one player.

His golf game wasn’t the only thing he worked on in the offseason. Caruso, who’s starting, made it a point to improve his three-point shooting, and it shows.

Bulls coach Billy Donovan rolled out a new starting lineup but saw another lethargic first half, leading to the question of whether the players tuned him out or quit on each other.

Zach LaVine trade rumors and social-media drama won’t be going away anytime soon, but Donovan believes his group understands that it must stay focused on controlling what it can control.

With each loss and poor performance, the scrutiny will continue to grow about LaVine, the timing of the trade rumors, and the direction of the team. Alex Caruso is fairly immune to that type of drama, but could he also be on the move? Don’t believe it.

On the same day that Zach LaVine did little to squash trade rumors, he struggled from the field against Orlando. Even his attempt at late-game heroics wasn’t enough to pull out the victory.

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the Bucks this season, but rather than take advantage of that Monday, the Bulls helped them out in a 118-109 loss.