For the nth time, Chicago Bulls lost to a Lebron James-lead team. Chi-Town bowed to Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 in their own home after leading the series, 2-1, once.
That is one of the worst losses of the team and fans probably haven't moved on from it from this bad Chicago Bulls news.
While the loss still stings, it seems there is a bigger obstacle fans will have to face. Derrick Rose made a triumphant return this season. Shooting guard Jimmy Butler also made vast improvement in his game. He even won the Most Improved Player award. These two will definitely make a great tandem in the future.
However, the Cleveland Cavaliers loss might be the last time fans will see them on the same side. Not only because Butler might asked for max contract but because a friction between him and Rose is brewing.
According to a report by CBS Chicago, tensions flared up between two Chicago Bulls stars in their last game. Dan Bernstein wrote:
"Rose was never asked directly why he disappeared when his team needed him most, but sources tell 670 The Score that a common NBA problem affected the Bulls at the worst possible time - two alpha dogs and only one basketball.
It looked strange when wing Jimmy Butler kept flashing to Rose's side of the floor, calling for the ball, as the Bulls' offense was drying up. Rose was all too happy to oblige instead of waving Butler off and taking charge, either resetting the called play or taking his man - often the undrafted Matthew Dellavedova - hard to the rim for at least a likely foul.
Sources describe a passive-aggressive reaction from Rose that was the culmination of tensions building in recent weeks with Butler's emergence as a primary scorer.
Butler is very aware that he won his bet on himself and is poised to reap the reward of a maximum contract from the Bulls, whether or not it takes an offer sheet from another club in restricted free agency this summer. Butler's emergence was validated by the NBA's Most Improved Player Award, and he's now feeling every bit the star, with all that entails."
Will Chicago Bulls be able to keep Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler for the next season?
