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Lonzo Ball Sends Message to Josh Giddey After Bulls-Bucks

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball sent a message to his teammate Josh Giddey.

Joey Linn

Dec 6, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball (2) walks back to the bench during the first half at United Center.
Dec 6, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball (2) walks back to the bench during the first half at United Center. / Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
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While the Chicago Bulls are widely expected to sell at the NBA trade deadline, they have an impressive collection of victories this season. Despite being just 14-18, Chicago has wins over the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, and other solid teams.

Injuries certainly played a role in some of those games, but Chicago took care of business nonetheless. Defeating Milwaukee on Saturday night by final score of 116-111, the Bulls picked up another solid win. 

It was Josh Giddey who led the way for Chicago in this game, finishing with a very impressive line of 23 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists. 

Making an Instagram story post after the game, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball sent a message to Giddey.

Via Ball: “Yessirski @joshgiddey #BigGuard"

Lonzo Ball
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball reacts to Josh Giddey's performance against the Milwaukee Bucks. / @zo / Instagram

Chicago showed a lot of faith in Giddey when trading Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for him this offseason. The former lottery pick has averaged 12.3 points, 7.0 assists, and 6.7 rebounds in 28 games for Chicago this season.

Giddey is one player certain to survive the NBA trade deadline, as he is seen as a longterm piece in Chicago.

As for Ball, he could be on the move before the trade deadline. The former second overall pick is averaging just 5.5 points, 3.5 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 13 games this season, but has shown flashes of the two-way ability that made him such a high-level guard before the injuries.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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