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Published 08:53 IST, September 23rd 2020

Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach, replaces Boylen

The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished d 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World

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The Chicago Bulls hired Billy Donovan as their new head coach Tuesday.

The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished d 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World.

Donovan went 243-157 as coach of the Thunder and reached the playoff each season.

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Updated 08:54 IST, September 23rd 2020