No boycott, no practice: After a historic loss, Bulls coach Jim Boylen and his players meet to build trust

CHICAGO - A dizzying Sunday at the Advocate Center ended with this undeniable fact: The Bulls didn't practice.

The previous night, coach Jim Boylen didn't reinsert his twice-benched starters over the final 21 minutes, 2 seconds of a franchise record 56-point loss. He called it a "premeditated" move because he felt the benefits of a Sunday practice would be greater than playing time in a blowout.

That practice didn't happen.

Instead, some players raised the possibility of a boycott but ended up holding a players-only meeting, which was followed by a team meeting with coaches and management. After two hours of meetings, select players took the court for individual work.

"I think it was a collective thing," rookie Wendell Carter Jr. said on how the day went down. "We both agreed