体坛英语资讯：Bulls suspend Portis for punching teammate in practice
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Bulls">Bulls</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="Bobby">Bobby</span> <span word="Portis">Portis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="Nikola">Nikola</span> <span word="Mirotic">Mirotic</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altercation">altercation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Mirotic">Mirotic</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="fractures">fractures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concussion">concussion</span>.</p><p><span word="Mirotic">Mirotic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Paxson">Paxson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bulls">Bulls</span>' <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="tempers">tempers</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>," <span word="Paxson">Paxson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inexcusable">inexcusable</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="disappoints">disappoints</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="Bobby">Bobby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="games">games</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bulls">Bulls</span> <span word="franchise">franchise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span>. <span word="Mirotic">Mirotic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Hoiberg">Hoiberg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="revamped">revamped</span> <span word="lineup">lineup</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Portis">Portis</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="rookie">rookie</span> <span word="Lauri">Lauri</span> <span word="Markkanen">Markkanen</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="opener">opener</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span> <span word="Raptors">Raptors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Bobby">Bobby</span> <span word="Portis">Portis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="person">person</span>," <span word="Paxson">Paxson</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>."</p><p><span word="Mirotic">Mirotic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Portis">Portis</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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