SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 Since leaving the Wildcats after the 2016-17 season, Lauri Markkanen said he hasn鈥檛 caught an 蜜柚直播 game in person.
That trend continues this week in frustrating fashion for Markkanen.
Markkanen flew into the Bay area with the Chicago Bulls on Thursday and had the night free 鈥 only to see that UA already had played Stanford on Wednesday.
鈥淲hy are they playing Wednesday-Saturday?鈥 Markkanen said. 鈥淚 could have gone to the game if they played Thursday. Is there any reason they play Wednesday-Saturday?鈥
Of course, TV is the reason, but Markkanen can be excused for not knowing why. During his lone year with the Wildcats, 蜜柚直播 took only old-fashioned "Pac-10鈥 style trips, with just a day between games.
This season, UA is back to the new normal, with this week鈥檚 trip and the Feb. 14-17 swing to Utah and Colorado both having two days between games.
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Lauri Markkanen puts up a 3-pointer during the Bulls' shootaround at USF on Friday.
Markkanen and the Bulls on Friday at 8:30 p.m., another huge challenge for a club that is rebuilding around a core of young players including Markkanen, who has struggles of his own this year after suffering a preseason elbow sprain.
鈥淚t sucks but I鈥檝e had my good moments,鈥 Markkanen said, after the Bulls shot around at USF鈥檚 War Memorial Gym. 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 been playing as well as I want to but (injury is) part of the game.鈥
The Bulls are also to having Jim Boylen take over as head coach after .
鈥淓verybody鈥檚 kept an open mind about new stuff, and I think we鈥檙e heading in the right direction,鈥 Markkanen said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an adjustment we have to work on. Just staying aggressive is the important part.鈥
Cal point guard Paris Austin 聽with an ankle sprain but he has been practicing with the Bears and a team spokesman said it would be a gametime decision if he plays against the Wildcats.