{
  "id": 18012482,
  "title": "Matas Buzelis’ troubling confession about no-show vs. 76ers comes with promise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/matas-buzelis-troubling-confession-about-no-show-vs-76ers-comes-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T19:54:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/matas-buzelis-troubling-confession-no-195454957.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Matas Buzelis, a third-year forward for the Chicago Bulls, has been candid about the challenges of adjusting to a new coaching staff and a more integrated role on the team. In a postgame interview, Buzelis acknowledged that his first two seasons were difficult due to new players being brought in, but he emphasized that this year has been even harder. \"If you guys can recall, every one of my beginning of my seasons, first and second, they were tough,\" Buzelis said. \"It was difficult. New guys coming in…this year, it’s even harder.\" Despite the criticism, Buzelis offered words of encouragement, promising that he will figure it out. In a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Buzelis finished with only 4 points and 3 rebounds, and he averaged 13.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the season. This performance is notably lower than his rookie season, where he averaged 2.9 points per game in the first seven games.",
  "summary": "The Chicago Bulls have budding potential but are still in a critical developmental stage. On Monday, they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 126-107. As a result, Chicago is 1-6. The growing pains of a new roster, new coach, and new dynamic are affecting Matas Buzelis in a unique way. The third-year explosive forward has been used to the system run by […] The post Matas Buzelis’ troubling confession…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}