Bulls-Jazz showdown gets heated after John Collins shoves Chicago assistant coach
The clutch can get intense for any NBA player, especially when it’s a close game. John Collins did not have the best time as the Utah Jazz went up against the DeMar DeRozan-led Chicago Bulls. With roughly nine seconds left in the game, he had an unfortunate confrontation with both Torrey Craig and assistant coach Chris Fleming.
It started out as a scuffle between Torrey Craig and John Collins. The catalyst for the conflict was the back-and-forth chirping between Collin Sexton, Collins, and Chris Fleming. Then, emotions got the best of the Jazz forward as he proceeded to use his brute force on Chris Fleming. The benches of both teams started to get up.
Andre Drummond even started going after Collins. Thankfully, he was not able to reach him. The confrontation was quickly de-escalated as heads started to cool down in the dying seconds. Officials had to review the incident for a while. They gave unsportsmanlike fouls to Flemming, Craig, and Collins.
The game ended with the Bulls narrowly escaping their opponents by two points. Big performances by DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic, and Ayo Dosunmu had been tainted with this unfortunate event. Collins and Sexton were also racking up big numbers for the squad but it was to no avail.
The Bulls now move up to 30 wins after the game while the Jazz’s postseason hopes slowly shut in front of them due to this 35th loss for the season.
