Overview
- Kawamura logged 11 minutes off the bench with six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in his season debut.
- He forced a fourth-quarter jump ball against Kasparas Jakucionis and won the tip, drawing an emphatic reaction from broadcasters and the crowd.
- Chicago re-signed him to a two-way contract on January 8 after waiving him in October while he underwent treatment for a blood clot in his right leg.
- Injuries to primary guards, including Josh Giddey being out and Coby White listed as doubtful, opened an opportunity for immediate minutes.
- The Bulls beat Miami 125–118 behind Ayo Dosunmu’s 29 points, improving to 24–25 and ninth in the Eastern Conference.