The Bulls bore the brunt of a few load management games during a disappointing 2019-20 season.
Or, received the benefit of them, depending on your perspective. Take, for example, one of the team's finest victories of the year, a 109-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 14, 2019 that Kawhi Leonard sat out due to "injury management/left knee soreness."
This year, the NBA is cracking down on such practices -- at least in nationally televised games.
Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes:
Yahoo Sources: NBA implementing new resting policy for 2020-21 season with teams prohibited from resting healthy players for any high-profile, nationally-televised game and violation could result in a fine of at least $100,000.