{"id":575026,"date":"2026-04-10T01:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/575026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:53:16","slug":"bulls-donovan-says-hes-not-reading-into-reinsdorf-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/575026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls’ Donovan says he’s not reading into Reinsdorf endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON —Chicago Bulls<\/a> coach Billy Donovan said he appreciates the endorsement from team president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf.<\/p>\n

Just don’t read too much into it, Donovan suggested before Chicago’s game against the Washington Wizards<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

“I think Michael was making the point of how he felt about me,” Donovan said after Reinsdorf made it clear Tuesday he wants him to remain in the job. “But I also understand that, like I said, everybody’s got to look out for what is best for the Bulls at that point in time.”<\/p>\n

The Bulls made sweeping changes to their front office Monday, firing executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley after a six-year run produced just one playoff appearance.<\/p>\n

Donovan, 60, has yet to decide on his future, however. He plans to meet with Reinsdorf after the season.<\/p>\n

“I love it here,” Donovan said. “I’ve loved the relationship piece. Not only Jerry and Michael, but the people in the building, the staff. It’s been an awesome working environment, and I enjoy it. But we’re at this place because we really haven’t won a lot.”<\/p>\n

Donovan is finishing his 11th season in the NBA and sixth with Chicago, after he appeared in the playoffs in each of his five seasons in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n

His teams have advanced beyond the first round only once, when Oklahoma City reached the 2015-16 Western Conference finals in his first season.<\/p>\n

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