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Bobby Portis Apologizes to Nikola Mirotic, Bulls Fans

Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis addressed the media for the first time since punching teammate Nikola Mirotic in the face, and he was remorseful for this actions.

Portis, who was suspended eight games for the incident, broke multiple bones in Mirotic’s face and gave him a concussion when he punched him a practice just before the start of the regular season.

“I’m wrong for what I did,” he told media members on Saturday. “I want to publicly apologize to Niko. I feel like I let my fans, the Bulls organization, and most importantly my teammates down. This is not who Bobby Portis is.”

According to Portis, he reached out to Mirotic both via text message and phone call, but his teammate has not responded.

In the meantime, Portis will wait until he can return to the floor in November, and he’ll work on repairing his relationships with teammates in the meantime.

“I can’t change the past, but at the same time, we’re just competing,” he said. “I’m sad that this happened, but it did. I’m just trying to repair my relationship wi

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