All right, so maybe the first smack to Lauri Markkanen’s face wasn’t intentional by his ex-Bulls teammate Bobby Portis, but the second one definitely looked like a cheap shot during Wednesday night’s game at the United Center.
The officials reviewed the play and called a flagrant-one foul on Portis.
Officials upgrade call to flagrant-one on Portis.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) March 21, 2019
Here’s the play. Dirty or just Bobby Portis playing tough defense?
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Bobby Portis hits Lauri Markkanen twice in the face. pic.twitter.com/YrqPx4oQUR
— Ⓜ️arcusD ᴿᴵᴾ ᴹᵃʳᶜᵘˢᴰ² (@_MarcusD3_) March 21, 2019
A closer look.
Bobby Portis double shot on Lauri Markkanen pic.twitter.com/kIRdzs4zm2
— Ⓜ️arcusD ᴿᴵᴾ ᴹᵃʳᶜᵘˢᴰ² (@_MarcusD3_) March 21, 2019
Not cool, Bobby!
Anyway, Lauri got his revenge, scoring 32 points, including this clutch 3-point shot to lead the Bulls to a 126-120 win in overtime against the Wizards.
Lauri Markkanen is really good. pic.twitter.com/yNxDF9Yisd
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 21, 2019
