The Bulls were selected before this season to be one of the two participants of this year’s NBA Global Games series - for a contest in Paris.
And that day is today! The Bulls got several days off (probably a factor why their early season schedule was so full) and headed to France to do a lot of meet and greet stuff.
‘ambassadors’ like Bulls legend Joakim Noah and Bulls disappointment (though Pistons legend) Rip Hamilton were also on hand for the week:
From the “stuff you can’t make up” department:
40 years after his father, Yannick, won a historic French Open at Roland-Garros, Joakim Noah guarded Rip Hamilton on the famous clay court.