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A look inside the secret backroom of the NBA draft lottery

Joey Reinsdorf had known that the Bulls dropped from No. 4 to No. 7 for close to an hour Tuesday night when he grimaced as the NBA’s draft lottery TV show aired in a hotel backroom to announce picks he already knew.

“Maybe next time, my dad will get my other brother to come here,” Joey cracked before catching himself. “Actually, hopefully this is our last time here.”