The Chicago Bulls performance on the court continues to be overshadowed by overwhelming amounts of drama off the hardwood. The last month has seen the Bulls play at a respectable level but friction between the front office and players remains. Turmoil around Rajon Rondo after his calling out Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade for their leadership still hasn’t died down.
While there have been questions about the awkward fit of a Rondo-Butler-Wade trio and the rest of their roster, the front office leadership of Gar Forman and John Paxson has been subject to plenty of scrutiny in its own right. Despite this, it was reported by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune that Paxson and Forman will both keep their jobs past the conclusion of this season:
Despite some outside perception to the contrary, the jobs of executive vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman are safe, sources familiar with ownership’s thinking told the Tribune. In fact, ownership’s trust in Paxson and Forman remains so intact that they would be retained even if the Bulls miss the postseason for a second straight season, one source said.
Many Bulls fans may not agree with this move, and for good reason. Not only are Bulls fans and players frustrated with the lack of direction, but it seems like fans are planning to take a stand and protest the two front office executives. There is currently a campaign ensuing by Bulls fans on Reddit for a movement towards protesting the most recent news about Paxson and Forman:
It’s been really awesome seeing all of the support for the GarPax protest. Obviously there is a lot of ways we could do this and seeing everyone’s suggestions in the comments of the original post has been super helpful. With that being said, I’ve made a LOOSE plan of what could possibly work for our protest.
The post goes on to explain the idea, including customized t-shirts:
Game: March 4th vs. Clippers, nationally televised on ABC
Shirts?: So I have a custom shirt designed that is Neon Yellow with red lettering that just says FIRE GARPAX on it. We won’t be able to get in to the UC wearing those so we could all wear hoodies or jackets over them and when the game starts we pull them off. If people were interested in buying them I can start a CustomInk order form. If the FIRE GARPAX shirts aren’t your thing I think just neon yellow shirts to fill up a section would turn some heads and get some exposure. One of the mods also desgned a super good looking shirt and its linked below. (https://i.imgur.com/6GDwPZm.jpg)
