Tonight is the first of three regular season meetings between the Bulls and 76ers. Last year they split four games. Sixers won the first two both here at United Center. Bowls took the last two games both in Philadelphia. Alongside Bill Wennington, Zach's A bit in for Chuck tonight. A festive atmosphere here at the UC near the mid-court stripe off to the left checked by ubrae under 10 seconds

remaining in the game giddy drives left hangs in the air gives left corner boots for three

bulls eye bulls take the lead three point two seconds remaining fourth quarter and the bulls have their

first lead of the night. 113, 111.

Great hearing my guy, Zach Zayman, do some Bulls basketball.

He is so good and he loves ball, man.

So hearing him do Bulls stuff was great.

But I'm like, oh, it's weird that Chuck would take a night off because Chuck doesn't really take nights off during Bull's season.

We learned like three days ago it was going to be Zach, and we were like, oh, that's cool.

Yeah, good for Zach.

I wonder what Chuck's doing.

I don't know.

That's weird.

Well, then Chuck posted on social media a picture of him presenting a bull's jersey to the Pope, to Pope Leo, the 14th. And within that post, which was a thing of beauty with a smiling Chuck and a smiling Pope, it should be said, Chuck thanked the score and the bulls for allowing him to

take a night off yeah like we weren't going to you know like it it's one he just he if he needs a night

off he can have it that's the thing lawrence like we just assumed oh maybe chuck's got something

going on maybe he's got a social engagement maybe chuck's emceeing a charity event. Maybe he's going to

see his son. Like, who knows? You know, it could be anything. But no, he's going to see the Pope.

And that it wasn't announced. It wasn't like he didn't tell people or didn't tell us or anything

like that is, I mean, I'm so happy for him and and because he's

such a devout man yeah he's a devout catholic and and this is a for for most devout catholics

is it's a dream come true to get to even just see the pope but to get an audience with the pope yeah and then

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