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Zach LaVine tried his hand at the 3-point Contest in this year’s 2020 All-Star Saturday night showcase. Unfortunately, the Chicago Bulls guard wound up empty handed. LaVine expressed his disappointment over not winning the long-ball crown, via K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. LaVine: “I wanted to bring that trophy home. I’m pissed.” — K.C. […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine almost made a 360 dunk from the free-throw line on Friday. LaVine’s attempt went viral and he’s upset about it. The high-flyer also told the media on Saturday he’s made that dunk before and we have proof: “It wasn’t even supposed to go viral, man,” LaVine said with a […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine was a guest on ESPN’s First Take on Friday, and things got a little awkward for the high-flyer. Bulls fans started chanting, “FireGarPax” when LaVine was asked a question about whether he trusts Bulls VP John Paxson to build a winner in Chicago. All LaVine could do was smile […]

Current Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler started his career with the Chicago Bulls after being selected with the last pick of the first round of the 2011 draft. From sitting on the end of the bench as a rookie to making his first All-Star appearance as a Bull in his fourth season, Butler is one […]

Wendell Carter Jr. didn’t play during the Rising Stars Challenge due to his injured ankle, but that doesn’t mean he’s not playing particularly well. In fact, the young Chicago Bulls center is confident that he’ll make an All-Star team in the future. Legendary Bulls writer Sam Smith talked to the second-year center ahead of the […]

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan says Vince Carter’s elbow dunk from the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest is the most amazing dunk he’s ever seen. Jordan — who some believe is the best dunker of all-time — says what Carter did in 2000 was unbelievable: “The most amazing dunk I have ever seen is probably Vince […]

Chicago Bulls second-year center Wendell Carter Jr. has been out since Jan. 6 due to a sprained ankle. He injured his foot when he landed on the foot of Dallas Mavericks big man Dwight Powell. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Carter said he’s hoping to play for the Bulls in the first game right after […]

After a shaky start with head coach Jim Boylen, Chicago Bulls second-year center Wendell Carter Jr. now loves his coach. In fact, Carter says Boylen is one of his favorite coaches he’s ever played for: “Jim is definitely a different coach than from what I’ve had,” Wendell Carter Jr. told Sam Smith of Bulls.com. “He […]

During a mental health event on Thursday in his hometown of Chicago, Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose delivered a message to his 16-year-old self. Rose, who grew up in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago, says he would change what he prayed for as a kid, via Eric Woodyard of ESPN: “I […]

Former Chicago Bulls star and current Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose was at the University of Illinois-Chicago on Thursday. The former MVP opened up about his rough childhood growing up in Englewood with a single mother. Rose, now 31 and a father of three, says he had PTSD as a kid, via Eric Woodyard […]

When former Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose returned to the United Center as a member of the New York Knicks during the 2016-17 season, he was booed by Bulls fans. Chicago fans were upset at Rose for how things ended with the Windy City franchise. From not playing during the 2012-13 season to some of […]

Twenty years ago, Vince Carter established himself as an NBA icon with a legendary Slam Dunk Contest performance, one that has basically made the event a joke today because save for the Jason Richardsons and Zach LaVines of the world, hardly anyone has been able to measure up ever since. One of the most memorable […]

Bulls fans visiting the set of ESPN First Take on Friday morning made it clear that they are unhappy with their general manager, letting out a chant of “fire John Paxson” during Zach LaVine’s live interview. A lot has been said about the way Paxson has run the Bulls. This group of fans had no […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine was all the way in his creative bag during a practice session on Friday morning. LaVine, a two-time winner of the Slam Dunk Contest, is an explosive player. Alley-oops slams and two-handed yams are his forte. Unfortunately, though, he will not be participating at this year’s event. NBA fans around […]

Charles Barkley discussed multiple topics with Yahoo Sports’ Ben Golliver while in Chicago for All-Star Weekend, including his take the idea of All-Star game “snubs.” “When you 5-75 you don’t have a right to be ‘snubbed’. Seriously, all the guys who say they got snubbed are on the worst teams in the NBA. Like, you’re […]

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon has known Detroit Pistons star Derrick Rose for a while. Rose and Gordon were AAU teammates and formed a lethal dynamic duo during the summer before their senior year of high school. Gordon always knew Rose was destined for great things and isn’t surprised the former MVP is still playing […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley thought Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen was going to be the next big thing in the NBA. However, Markkanen has regressed this season and the Bulls are still putrid as a result: Charles Barkley on the state of the Chicago Bulls, including Zach LaVine not getting an All-Star […]

Chicago native Jabari Parker has been watching Derrick Rose play since he was a kid, not just when Rose was a member of the Chicago Bulls. Both Parker and Rose played their high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago. Rose was Parker’s idol growing up and the current Sacramento Kings forward believes Rose’s […]

Chicago native and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas claims Derrick Rose lived out every Chicago kid’s dream by playing for his hometown Chicago Bulls. Thomas was drafted by the rival Detroit Pistons and became a legend in Detroit, but he would be lying if he didn’t tell you he was a little jealous of […]

With the NBA’s 2020 All-Star Weekend headed to Chicago, the basketball community’s attention turns to The Windy City. That also means revisiting the history of the Chicago Bulls, including when team owner Jerry Reinsdorf played a part in breaking up Michael Jordan’s six-time champion Bulls, with the dynasty coming to a crashing halt in 1998 […]

Derrick Rose says he’s open to anything after his contract with the Detroit Pistons ends after the 2020-21 season. Does that mean the former MVP would consider signing with his hometown Chicago Bulls? Maybe, but that’s still a long ways from now. However, Rose admits he has thought about his No. 1 Bulls jersey getting […]

Former Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is back in his hometown of Chicago doing a book signing on Thursday ahead of All-Star Weekend. The current Detroit Pistons guard was serenaded with “MVP” chants by the Chicago fans: And here’s his reception. ‘MVP’ chants ring through the hallowed halls of Barabara’s Bookstore pic.twitter.com/1SbzSCUk1T — Rob […]

Unlike a few other NBA players, Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine has chosen to keep wearing No. 8, something he considers a way to honor the memory of the late Kobe Bryant, who famously wore the number during the first half of his NBA career. LaVine explained his reasoning during an interview with SiriusXM […]

A Chicago Bulls fan who was wearing a “FireGarPax” jersey was recently kicked out of the United Center during a game. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1227713314689560576?s=20 Started by a fan upset over the direction of the franchise under executive vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman as a Go Fund Me page, a #FireGarPax billboard went up […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine has tied Ben Gordon for second-most 3-pointers in a season by a Bull at 166. Gordon also holds the franchise record with 173, so LaVine is going to pass him pretty soon: Zach LaVine has tied Ben Gordon for second-most 3-pointers in a season by a Bull at 166. […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine didn’t make this year’s All-Star team despite the game being in Chicago and the high-flyer putting up stellar numbers. But Bulls rookie guard Coby White doesn’t see this season being a trend moving forward. In fact, White is so confident in LaVine’s abilities that he thinks the Bulls’ leading […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine says he would have done the slam dunk contest had he made the All-Star team. LaVine is competing in the 3-point contest, but he won’t be in the dunk contest or All-Star game. “If I would’ve made it, I would’ve did it for y’all, man,” LaVine told Brandon ‘Scoop […]

The Chicago Bulls didn’t draft Coby White with the seventh overall pick to be a bench player. Eventually, Jim Boylen and Chicago will hand the keys to the offense to White and let him run the show. It just won’t happen this season. The Bulls have been starting Tomas Satoransky this season at the point guard […]

The Chicago Bulls pulled the trigger on a trade that sent star Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2017 NBA Draft. Since, Butler has made several stops. He played a season-and-change for the Timberwolves, taking them to the playoffs in his only full season with the team. He was then traded to the […]

There are many surprising snubs for the coming All-Star Game, but only a few feel more slighted than Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine. He feels like he’s done more than enough to warrant a spot in the All-Star reserves, but it seems like coaches and players felt like there were other people more deserving of […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard admits he was impressed by the way Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine responded to getting benched by Bulls head coach Jim Boylen. Back in November against the Miami Heat, LaVine was benched by Boylen in the first quarter. The Bulls’ leading scorer told the media after […]

Glenn Robinson III made his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night. His play wasn’t the determining factor in the 118-111 victory over the Bulls, but it certainly didn’t hurt. The 76ers acquired Robinson, as well as Alec Burks, from the Warriors at this season’s trade deadline for three second-round draft picks. Burks did […]

The Denver Nuggets were relatively quiet prior to the NBA trade deadline besides a late-join in the four-team trade that sent Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez out of town. Yet before being a late addition to the trade between the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, they discussed trading Gary Harris, along with […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid awkwardly shushed the home crowd after hitting a dagger 3-pointer over the Chicago Bulls. After the game, the Sixers All-Star explained his weird behavior and noted that he was talking to himself. Per Kyle Neubeck of the Philly Voice, the Cameroonian said that he doesn’t care how the gesture […]

Former Golden State Warriors guards Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III will officially make their debuts with the Philadelphia 76ers against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night: https://twitter.com/GrantAfseth/status/1226603534772080642 Robinson was on track to play after passing his physical on Sunday morning, and it appears both players will suit up in front of the home crowd […]

For the first time in what seems like forever, one can credibly argue that the NBA’s Eastern Conference — at least through the top six — may be more formidable than the West. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers may still be the title favorites, but the Milwaukee Bucks are on pace for […]

Chicago Bulls executive John Paxson addressed the media prior to Thursday’s game, indicating the team’s lack of moves at the deadline was due in part to a lack of clarity with respect to the product they were putting on the floor. Paxson also expressed belief in the players and coaching staff as the Bulls chase […]

Glenn Robinson III has passed his physical and could very well make his Sixers debut against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night in Philadelphia, per Grant Afseth of ClutchPoints. While it’s not a 100 percent certainty, there’s a growing chance Robinson suits up. The Sixers acquired Robinson and Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine could miss his first game of the season on Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls are listing LaVine as questionable: Zach LaVine questionable tomorrow, Boylen says. #Bulls — Mike McGraw (@McGrawDHSports) February 8, 2020 LaVine was hit in back of neck, someone fell on him in the NO […]