Bulls could fire coach Thibodeau after season

People close to Tom Thibodeau are convinced the Bulls will fire him after this season, though the front office has always played down the tiff in terse public statements.

The minutes issue drove a well-documented wedge between Thibodeau and the front office. There were playing time edicts, a mysterious yoga instructor who suddenly had a ton of say-so over playing time, the bitter firing of genius assistant Ron Adams, a contract extension that sat unsigned, and endless rumors of a cold war.