It didn’t take Jim Boylen finally officially confirming it, or even seeing Kris Dunn exit the training room Tuesday still on crutches, to know that the Bulls’ guard’s season is over.
Multiple outlets, including NBC Sports Chicago, already had reported that likelihood when an early February MRI exam confirmed a second strained MCL in as many seasons in Dunn’s right knee.
That didn’t make Boylen’s disappointment any less palpable when he became the first team official to confirm it.
“Unfortunately, yes,” Boylen said before the Bulls flew to Minnesota, where they face the Timberwolves Wednesday. “It’s a tough one, man.