T he Bulls will return to practice today with an assumption that Tyrus Thomas will be back ready to play after serving a one-game team suspension. Power forward Chris Richard, in his second game since signing a 10-day contract, played 20 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds in the Bulls' 95-91 win over Miami. Richard, a former Florida teammate of Joakim Noah, spent the preseason with the Bulls, so he had a partial recollection of the team's plays. [1]

"You don't lose your starting job to injury" is one of the older cliches in sports, which, sadly, "a Tyrus Thomas team-imposed suspension" is becoming too. Following Thomas' verbal tirade at coach Vinny Del Negro on Friday in Atlanta, that's three disciplinary actions taken by management in four seasons for Thomas, the soon-to-be former Bull. [2]