Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009.
MILWAUKEE -- Chicago Bulls point guard Kirk Hinrich, who missed the first two games with a hyperextended left knee, is expected to play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.