Bulls release Crawford, Simmons


The Chicago Bulls waived guards Jordan Crawford and Marcus Simmons on Thursday to reduce their roster to 15 players.

Crawford, who turns 27 on Friday, has played with four different teams and has a 12.2 career scoring average in 257 games.

Simmons, 27, has never played in the NBA and averaged 4.0 points per game for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the D-League last season.