Young scores 25 points as the Wizards hold off Wilson and the Bulls for a 124-120 win

CHICAGO (AP) — Trae Young had 25 points and nine assists, and the Washington Wizards held off the Chicago Bulls for a 124-120 victory on Saturday night.

Kyshawn George had 22 points and nine rebounds for Washington in the opener of a three-game trip. Anthony Davis added 19 points, and Justin Champagnie had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

The Wizards played without AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 pick in the draft. The 19-year-old Dybantsa is day to day with a sprained left ankle, delaying his anticipated NBA debut.

Caleb Wilson had 30 points and 14 rebounds for Chicago in its home opener. It was the first double-double for the No. 4 selection in the draft, but he went 1 for 9 from 3-point range.

Forwards Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams were sidelined for Chicago, which was coming off a 132-125 win at Milwaukee on Friday. Essengue has a head contusion, and Williams is dealing with a groin injury.

The Bulls led by as many as 10 before they were outscored 40-20 in the third quarter. Young had seven points and five assists in the quarter, including a lob to Alex Sarr for a jam that gave the Wizards a 97-80 lead with 34 seconds remaining.

The Bulls went 12 for 43 from 3-point range. They are shooting 23% (28 for 124) from deep in three games this season.

Chicago opened a 60-50 lead on Wilson's fast-break dunk with 2:02 left in the first half, punctuating a 10-0 run. He grabbed a rebound and scored on a reverse jam with 56 seconds remaining, but Washington's Tre Johnson made a 3-pointer in the final seconds to make it 62-57 at the break.

Wizards: At Charlotte on Monday night.

Bulls: At Boston on Monday night.

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Chicago Bulls forward Caleb Wilson, back, dunks against Washington Wizards forward Kyshawn George, front, during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones reacts after a three point basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Davis, left, dunks against Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey (3) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Davis (23) reacts as Chicago Bulls forward Caleb Wilson, left, gestures and guard Buddy Hield (7) walks during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Washington Wizards guard Trae Young (3) gestures as the referee, left, gestures after making a three point basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Saturday denied that human remains handed over to his military teams at Haiti ’s airport were the bodies of the four Salvadorans reported missing after coming under attack by gangs on Oct. 18.

An official with El Salvador ’s government, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter, confirmed that the bodies found were not those of the missing aviation technicians.

The four missing Salvadorans are members of a gang suppression force established by the U.N. Security Council to combat organized crime in the Caribbean nation. Bukele has clarified that the Salvadorans are aviation technicians, not troops trained for combat.

On X, Bukele wrote that a nongovernmental organization handed over the remains of a child, a man “of considerably greater height than that of our air technicians," and another person wearing a uniform different from those worn by Salvadoran personnel.

He did not directly mention a fourth body, but wrote that “among the remains, identification cards and military uniforms from other countries were also found.”

“They are not our men,” Bukele wrote, adding that the organization that handed over the bodies claimed they belonged to the four aviation technicians.

Another official with knowledge of the investigation, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter, told The Associated Press on Saturday night that four bodies were recovered but that there was no confirmation they were the Salvadoran aviation technicians.

The New York Times, citing a humanitarian aid organization, reported that the four bodies found could be those of the Salvadorans, but noted they were “severely burned” and that autopsies were needed to identify them.

El Salvador deployed more than 100 special forces troops to Haiti on Oct. 22 to help rescue the Salvadorans, a day after announcing a military operation and warning the criminals of a more forceful response if the Salvadorans are not released alive and unharmed.

Haiti’s government described the incident as a kidnapping and said the search for the technicians was its top priority.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, gives a news conference at the presidential palace in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)