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Chicago Bulls officially hire Tiago Splitter as head coach

Pen to paper finally happened on Tuesday morning, and just like that the Bulls officially had the 25 th head coach in franchise history. Sorry Portland. It felt like Tiago Splitter, 41, was going to stay with the Trail Blazers, losing the interim tag right when the team’s season ended in the first...

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What happened The Chicago Bulls officially announced the hiring of Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as the franchise's new head coach.
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Left / center-leftBulls officially get their man as Tiago Splitter is named head coach

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CenterChicago Bulls officially hire Tiago Splitter as head coach

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Jun 16, 3:19 PM

Bulls officially get their man as Tiago Splitter is named head coach

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Pen to paper finally happened on Tuesday morning, and just like that the Bulls officially had the 25 th head coach in franchise history. Sorry Portland. It felt like Tiago Splitter, 41, was...

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Jun 16, 2:31 PM

Chicago Bulls officially hire Tiago Splitter as head coach

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The Chicago Bulls officially announced the hiring of Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as the franchise's new head coach.

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