Chicago Tribune

Phil Rosenthal: Zion Williamson shouldn't have been playing anyway

Thanks a lot, Nike.

The Bulls have a slender strand of hope for redeeming this awful season, and it threatened to rip like a poorly made shoe.

Watching Zion Williamson of Duke go down with a knee injury Wednesday night and burst-apart shoe in the first minute of the top-ranked Blue Devils' loss to visiting rival No. 8 North Carolina took everyone's breath away - and not in a good way.

Adding angst to injury, Williamson, the anticipated No. 1 pick in the NBA

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune3 min read
Review: In ‘Mary Jane’ On Broadway, Rachel McAdams In A Play About The Lengths A Mother Will Go
NEW YORK — Amy Herzog’s beautiful play “Mary Jane” is, at its core, a study of the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to fight and care for her child. But the takeaway from time spent at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre goes beyond even th
Chicago Tribune4 min read
‘Challengers’ Review: Tennis, Everyone? Zendaya Keeps A Juicy Romantic Triangle Spinning
A little delirious and a lot of serious, witty, stylish fun, “Challengers” plays a beautiful game of Canadian doubles with its three main characters, on and off the court. It’s a purely enjoyable romantic drama, and the one thing people seem to agree
Chicago Tribune4 min read
Biden Administration Aims To Speed Up The Demise Of Coal-fired Power Plants
Burning coal to generate electricity is rapidly declining in the United States. President Joe Biden’s administration moved Thursday to speed up the demise of the climate-changing, lung-damaging fossil fuel while attempting to ease the transition to c

Related Books & Audiobooks