Chicago Bulls: How the team and NBA responded to COVID-19

We have concluded the Chicago Bulls 2020-21 season, and there is plenty to talk about. There is absolutely no question that I could sit here for hours, days, and nights with anyone who is willing to listen about what great things we have put in place in Chicago within the Bulls organization, and all of the rich and outstanding tradition that has stemmed from all of the success, titles, hall of fame standouts; and how efficient the ownership, front office, and coaching staff has been since the beginning of time.

This is the first article I am writing now for the Bulls fan site Pippen Ain’t Easy, and I can tell you that I have been amazingly impressed with everything I am witnessing in this particular site, as well as the awesome support from FanSided. The idea of beginning my journey covering this team makes me ecstatic

I am a passionate basketball junkie, and I live and breathe the game. I believe I see the game differently and understand all angles as it’s developing while having a unique basketball IQ and knowledge of the game. This is how I would like to approach the coverage of a weird season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With some roadblocks and stop signs that occurred this season for the Bulls, I thought they had a decent season. Since March ‘20 when the last season got suspended due to the pandemic, a lot has been at stake and up in the air.

Direction moving forward for the Chicago Bulls and the NBA

To be honest, I don’t think times have been the same since, however, I believe we are moving things in the right direction and our world of health and safety has drastically gotten better in recent months. This is obviously tremendous to see, however, you never know what is going to happen on a daily basis.

This has put a damper on many NBA team lineups, as there have been many keys and pivotal players within each organization that has been sidelined for a certain amount of games. Some players also might have the fear of getting the COVID-19, and might not play to the best of their ability because of it.

There are also players that might have come across people with COVID-19 but do not know they have it or don’t have the main symptoms like a high fever.

The NBA has done a terrific job of putting in place various protocols for the league to follow, dating all the way back to July 30, 2020, when they began their 2019-20 play back up again in the Bubble with 22 teams. Fans were not allowed to attend, which promoted safety for all players and coaches. The NBA’s wonderful 75th ‘20-’21 season began on Dec. 22, 2020.

Throughout the course of the season, fans were gradually able to attend games, with several limitations put in place; as only a certain amount could attend. Now, you see large amounts of fans at games and that number has been increasing greatly as we watch the 2021 Playoffs, which is thrilling that we are slowly but surely getting back to where we started from.