The Chicago Bulls in the early 2010s were one of the best cores to never win a championship during that era, with stars like Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Carlos Boozer, and Luol Deng. Even though they were unlucky enough to play in the same conference as LeBron James, the story could have been different if not for Chicago’s mismanagement.

While fans will point to head coach Tom Thibodeau’s decision to play Rose in a meaningless fourth quarter of a playoff game as the downfall of this core, Deng revealed on the latest episode of the Knuckleheads podcast with Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles that he nearly sued the franchise following a misdiagnosis during the 2013 playoffs.

On the podcast, Deng explained how, during their 2013 first-round playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets, the team misdiagnosed his flu.

“If you remember, that year we went to the playoffs, the year D. Rose got hurt,” Deng said. “We were playing in Brooklyn and there was a flu on the team. One of the doctors suggested that since my fever was so high, I might have meningitis. Out of nowhere, they sent me to the When I got to the hospital, they misdiagnosed me. They ended up saying my fever was too high and so on, and they ended up giving me a spinal tap.

Deng said he almost sued the team for misdiagnosis because the Bulls would lose to the Miami Heat in the next round.

Deng would be traded the following season in 2014 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ending his 10-year career in Chicago. Deng played five more seasons on a handful of teams before retiring, but now leaves fans wondering what would have happened if Deng had received proper care in 2013.

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