Bulls finalizing hire of Tiago Splitter as coach, AP source says

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team did not announce the deal, which was first reported by ESPN.Splitter, 41, joined Chauncey Billups’ staff in Portland last June. He was elevated from assistant to interim coach when Billups was arrested in