Column: Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis is ready for his close-up. He credits Billy Donovan’s tough love.

Column: Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis is ready for his close-up. He credits Billy Donovan’s tough love.

The doubts ran through the back of Matas Buzelis’ mind early in the Chicago Bulls season. Artūras Karnišovas’ touted first-round pick wasn’t getting any minutes and was quickly sent down to the G League for a little fine-tuning. A 20-year-old trying to make a name for himself on the team he grew up watching was suddenly entering a world of uncertainty. “I was thinking, ‘Am I good enough? Can I compete with these guys?’” Buzelis admitted Tuesday …

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