Charles Oakley has maintained throughout this season that he won't bail out on his teammates, but the veteran forward certainly has made no attempt to hide his displeasure over being traded to the Bulls.

On a day when the Bulls' official team photo was taken, Oakley missed that function and practice on Monday, leaving management and team officials in the dark as to his whereabouts.

Oakley was unavailable for comment, and calls to Bill Diamond, Oakley's longtime business manager, were not returned.