The Bulls just eliminated the Hawks and will now host the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. The series was supposed to get underway on Monday, but the United Center was already booked by Oprah Winfrey for the final taping of her show. Therefore, the Bulls are working around her schedule and will open up the series on Sunday night instead. The term “money, power and respect” comes to find for some reason.
The NBA informed a few involved parties before Tuesday’s Bulls game that if the Heat and Chicago win their series in six games or fewer, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals would need to be moved from Monday to Sunday night because the United Center likely is unavailable Monday to allow Oprah Winfrey’s crew to set up for the taping of one of her final shows. If the Heat or Bulls series go seven games, Game 1 of the Eastern finals would be Wednesday.
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