The Bulls hire former player as new head coach

The Bulls hire former player as new head coach

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Less than a week after firing head coach Tom Thibodeau, the Chicago Bulls announced his successor at a press event on Tuesday. 42-year-old Fred Hoiberg, a former Bulls player and head coach of the Iowa State men’s basketball team, returns to the Windy City to take the helm for a Bulls organization that has been competitive in recent years but hasn’t won a NBA Championship since the late ’90s. WBEZ’s sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout joins us with more.