TORONTO — In his 13th NBA season, Thad Young has seen some things.
But the Bulls’ veteran forward couldn’t recall a game beginning like Friday night’s did. Young’s head smashed into Kris Dunn’s right knee after Young drew a charge from the Nets’ Joe Harris just 13 seconds after tipoff, knocking Dunn from the game---and beyond.
A positive turning into a negative is some kind of metaphor for this season.
“We’re definitely heartbroken by him being injured,” Young said. “I feel bad because I was the guy who fell back on him.
“I think the only time I’ve seen something that’s happened like that is Myles (Turner) stepped on a ball and rolled his ankle before the game started and couldn’t play.