CHICAGO, IL (WTVB) – The Chicago Bulls made it official Tuesday and named Fred Hoiberg as their new head coach. Reports over the weekend indicated that Hoiberg agreed to a five-year deal worth about $25 million to leave the comforts of Iowa State for the hot seat with the Bulls. Hoiberg spent five seasons as head coach at Iowa State. He led his alma mater to NCAA Tournament appearances each of the last four years.
Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson has completed the league’s concussion protocol, clearing him to play tomorrow night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Thompson returned to practice Monday but was questionable for the start of the series with Cleveland after suffering a concussion during Game 5 of the Western Conference finals last week.