Nikola Mirotic sprains left ankle in Bulls' victory over Cavaliers
Nikola Mirotic
Before Tuesday's 108-94 victory over the Cavaliers  coach Bulls Fred Hoiberg said  he  "would agree" that  barring injury  it would be an upset if Jerian Grant  Justin Holiday  Paul Zipser   Nikola Mirotic  and Robin Lopez didn't start the Oct. 19 season opener in Toronto.
 Mirotic  sprained  his  left ankle while rotating to help defensively on LeBron James and didn't return.
 Mirotic  said afterward  he  rolled  his  ankle when  he  stepped on Dwyane Wade's foot and would have kept playing if it were a regular season game.
Clean break: One day after  Mirotic  and Bobby Portis defended Wade's leadership  Wade confirmed he sent supportive texts to Bulls teammates  coaches and executives after he agreed to a buyout and signed with the Cavaliers.
Before Tuesday's 108-94 victory over the Cavaliers  coach Bulls Fred Hoiberg said  he  "would agree" that  barring injury  it would be an upset if Jerian Grant  Justin Holiday  Paul Zipser    [TGT]   and Robin Lopez didn't start the Oct. 19 season opener in Toronto.
 Mirotic  sprained  his  left ankle while rotating to help defensively on LeBron James and didn't return.
 Mirotic  said afterward  he  rolled  his  ankle when  he  stepped on Dwyane Wade's foot and would have kept playing if it were a regular season game.
Clean break: One day after  Mirotic  and Bobby Portis defended Wade's leadership  Wade confirmed he sent supportive texts to Bulls teammates  coaches and executives after he agreed to a buyout and signed with the Cavaliers.