Nikola Mirotic Hospitalized After Fight with Bobby Portis at Bulls Practice

Chicago Bulls forwards Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic were involved in a “serious altercation” at practice Tuesday that sent Mirotic to the hospital.

According to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, Mirotic, who recently returned to the Bulls on a two-year, $27 million deal, will be out indefinitely after a “shoving altercation during practice ended with an alleged cheap shot from Portis to Mirotic’s face.”

Sources: Portis, Mirotic were getting verbal, physical and escalated into punches. Portis connected, Mirotic stayed down several minutes.

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