Former Arkansas player Bobby Portis was involved in a serious altercation with Chicago Bulls teammate Nikola Mirotic this afternoon.
Mirotic ended up in the hospital with a concussion and maxillary fractures.
According to a report from Yahoo! Sports, Portis threw a “surprise” punch:
Chicago Bulls forwards Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis engaged in a physical altercation in practice Tuesday that resulted in Mirotic being hospitalized and sidelined indefinitely, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Mirotic was taken to the hospital Tuesday after their shoving altercation during practice ended with an alleged surprise punch from Portis to Mirotic’s face, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Mirotic is undergoing tests, but is expected to be out for the foreseeable future, league sources said.
#Bulls release statement on incident during practice today. pic.twitter.com/zo5TshpaeQ
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) October 17, 2017
