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The Chicago Bulls squandered a bright chance to get closer to the .500 mark against a shorthanded Indiana Pacers team, and Zach LaVine was plenty aware of the letdown. The Bulls (2-5) have been criticized by their own head coach Jim Boylen for their lack of urgency, something LaVine has admittedly yet to learn after […]

Chicago Bulls swingman Chandler Hutchison missed all of the preseason after suffering a hamstring injury in September. However, Bulls head coach Jim Boylen said that Hutchison is active ahead of Sunday afternoon’s game against the Indiana Pacers: Jim Boylen said Chandler Hutchison is active vs. Pacers. — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 3, 2019 Boylen had […]

Chicago Bulls fans may want to have a box of tissues next to them, as Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah reunited on Friday at the United Center: Joakim and D-Rose… FAMILY ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5dd8XBT4wc — Bulls Talk (@NBCSBulls) November 2, 2019 Noah was in town to see Rose play against the Bulls as a member of […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine has nothing but respect for Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. After the Bulls defeated the Pistons on Friday, LaVine called Rose a “legend.” Rose received MVP chants from the United Center crowd and put on a show for his hometown, finishing with 23 points and seven assists: “He’s […]

After the Chicago Bulls defeated the Detroit Pistons on Friday at the United Center, Bulls head coach Jim Boylen had high praise for Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. Boylen said Rose is as tough a cover as there is in the league right now. The former MVP put on a show for his hometown crowd […]

Three years removed from his last stint with the  Chicago Bulls and the whole Windy City still has nothing but love for Derrick Rose. The hometown hero returned to the United Center on Friday, bringing up a lot of nostalgia as he scored 23 points to go along with seven assists and three steals in […]

Derrick Rose has been having an amazing season thus far with the Detroit Pistons as he continues his career resurrection over the last couple of years. How fitting would it be that he is playing his best basketball and has a chance to go back to Chicago to face off against the Bulls? Back in […]

Derrick Rose hasn’t closed the door on playing for the Chicago Bulls again. The Detroit Pistons are in Chicago to face the Bulls on Friday. While speaking to the Chicago media, Rose talked about possibly playing for the Bulls again: “It’s not hard for me to think about that,” Rose said, via the Chicago Tribune. […]

Chicago Bulls veteran small forward Thaddeus Young is a big fan of second-year center Wendell Carter Jr. The Bulls are just 1-4 on the season, but Carter has been a bright spot. Young says Carter “has that dog in him” and plays with an old-school mentality: “He’s got a little shit to him,” Young told […]

Derrick Rose has had many returns to The Windy City since first leaving the Chicago Bulls in 2016, but he has never been in a better place to have the grand showing he’s capable of mustering than now. After signing with the Detroit Pistons in the summer, Rose has simply put on a show since […]

Back in 2011, Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose was on top of the basketball world with the Chicago Bulls. Rose had just become the youngest MVP in NBA history. The Chicago native led the Bulls to the best record in the NBA during the 2010-11 season, but Chicago wound up losing to LeBron James, […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose got killed by the Chicago and national media during the 2012-13 season when he was on the Chicago Bulls. Rose sat out the entire season after tearing his left ACL during the 2012 playoffs. Some would say Rose was the catalyst for load management, a wave which has taken […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose returns to his hometown of Chicago on Friday to take on the Chicago Bulls. Rose, who got MVP chants from the Bulls crowd last season as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, says he feels like “Jay-Z or somebody” since everyone is hitting him up for tickets and getting […]

Detroit Pistons veteran point guard Derrick Rose recently took a quick stroll down memory lane, as he relived his unforgettable game-winner against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers some four years ago. Speaking to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, Rose admitted that he considers that shot to be the very best play of […]

Former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau says he’s “really proud” of Derrick Rose, who is on the Detroit Pistons now and has had a strong start to the season. Thibodeau says Rose is going to be “phenomenal” for the Pistons this season. Through Detroit’s first four games, Rose is averaging 21.5 […]

Through the first four games of the season, Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter Jr. hasn’t looked like himself. Porter is averaging just 7.3 points while shooting 26.5 percent from the field and 21.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Bulls are 1-3 on the season and coming off a terrible loss to the New […]

Thanks in large part to the offensive effort of Bobby Portis, the New York Knicks walked away from Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls with a 105-98 victory. Against the team that drafted him, Portis scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field (4-of-4 from beyond the arc), 11 rebounds, two […]

We’re barely a week into the new season and already, there has been talk of a potential coaching change for the New York Knicks. Despite the squad from The Big Apple logging their first win of the new campaign on Monday against the Chicago Bulls, 105-98, head coach David Fizdale’s job security still appears to […]

Chicago Bulls rookie point guard Coby White’s college coach, Roy Williams, is keeping tabs on the youngster. Williams has memorized White’s stats through his first three games in the NBA. The UNC coach wants White to stay confident throughout his rookie season and have fun playing the sport he loves to play: UNC’s Roy Williams […]

Otto Porter Jr. is no longer questionable to take part in Monday’s game against the New York Knicks, declaring himself “100% ready” prior to the early Eastern Conference tilt. The Chicago Bulls wing needed six stitches to close a cut in his mouth after taking a Stanley Johnson elbow to the face during Saturday’s home […]

New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. will miss Monday’s game against the Chicago Bulls due to a death in the family, per Ian Begley of SNY. Dennis Smith Jr. won’t be with the Knicks for tomorrow’s game vs. CHI due to a death in the family. Incredibly sad news for the Knicks guard. Not […]

Chicago native and NBA legend Dwyane Wade had some high praise for Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine after he torched the Memphis Grizzlies for 37 points on Friday night: Zack Levine has star talent! — DWade (@DwyaneWade) October 26, 2019 LaVine was 13-of-23 from the field and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, displaying his talent […]

Looks like the Chicago Bulls certainly found a gem in Coby White. Going head-to-head with the top point guard of this year’s draft class, Ja Morant, the Bulls’ seventh overall draft pick held his own and helped his team bounce back from their opening day defeat to Charlotte Hornets.  The Bulls came from behind to […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls on opening night, but lost small forward Nicolas Batum to an injury. Batum suffered a broken middle finger in his hand, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium: Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum has suffered a broken middle finger in his hand, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA […]

The Chicago Bulls are placing a lot of trust in a pair newcomers. Players voted Thaddeus Young and Otto Porter Jr. as the team captains for the 2019-20 season, according to NBC Sports Bulls Insider K.C. Johnson: The tribe has spoken. In a players’ only vote administered by coach Jim Boylen, Thaddeus Young and Otto […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen is as old school as they come. Boylen, who is entering his first full season as the leader of the Bulls, has installed a time clock at the Advocate Center so players can punch in to work every day. Via Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic: And three days before […]

The love affair between team head coach Jim Boylen and the Chicago Bulls appear to be heading towards the right path. The incoming second-year coach did not exactly have the best of seasons with the Bulls last year, ending the campaign on a 17-41 record. Nonetheless, a very productive summer seems to have turned things […]

For the Chicago Bulls to make the playoffs this season, Lauri Markkanen and Zach LaVine will have to play like All-Stars. LaVine and Markkanen are the two best players on the Bulls. Markkanen says the next step for him and LaVine is being more consistent. “We’ve been on the same team and practiced the whole […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum didn’t stand for Michael Jordan’s comment to TODAY’s Craig Melvin, as the Hall of Fame shooting guard noted Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was not quite yet a Hall of Famer. Melvin and Jordan shared a drink as they caught up with Jordan’s life after basketball, prompting the […]

The Chicago Bulls have exercised the fourth-year option on Lauri Markkanen and third-year options on Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison, the team announced in a press release. By exercising their options, all players will be under contract with the Bulls for the 2020-21 season. Markkanen came to the Bulls in a Draft-night trade with […]

The Chicago Bulls know how important Otto Porter Jr. is when it comes to their postseason chances this season, and they’re going to do their best to keep him healthy. That may mean some load management. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen talked to Porter about the team’s plans for the forward: Jim Boylen said he […]

Chicago Bulls rising star Lauri Markkanen has only one goal for himself and the team: make the playoffs. Instead of discussing individual goals and increasing his production, the Finn forward emphasized that winning is the main priority for the Bulls this 2019-20 season. Markkanen added that their failure to make it to the postseason in […]

The Chicago Bulls are looking to add another player to its roster via a Two-Way Contract, according to recent reporting from K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago: Bulls have no plans to add player off waiver wire, which would necessitate waiving of Shaq Harrison, who isn't fully guaranteed. Bulls will add one 2-way contract in […]

The Chicago Bulls do not have a timeline for the return of forward Chandler Hutchison, who is dealing with a hamstring injury, according to Cody Westerlund of 670 The Score. “I do think that he is getting there,” said Bulls head coach Jim Boylen. “We’ve been really encouraged the last five days of where he’s […]

During the summer of 2018, Zach LaVine signed a $78 million deal with the Chicago Bulls that many criticized. Based on LaVine’s shaky health status and his overall performance at the time, people had a right to be skeptical. But, LaVine proceeded to shut all of his doubters up during the 2018-19 campaign, averaging 23.7 […]

Chicago Bulls 2019 NBA Draft first-round pick Coby White, a point guard out of the University of North Carolina, has made a splash during his team’s five-game preseason schedule. Some have taken notice, including his Bulls teammate, Zach LaVine. Per Darnell Mayberry in The Athletic: “I know he puts in a lot of hard work. […]

Joakim Noah sent out a heartfelt message to Luol Deng after learning that his friend and former Chicago Bulls teammate had announced his retirement from the NBA after 15 seasons of service. The Bulls announced the signing of Luol Deng in an official press release that was issued on Thursday afternoon. However, the savvy veteran […]

Chicago Bulls rookie Coby White kept things going on Thursday, as the 6-foot-5 guard recorded another impressive performance for his team in the preaseason. The 19-year-old dropped a game-high 29 points on a very efficient 10-of-14 shooting, along with six three-pointers, six rebounds, and a block, in just 23 minutes of action. It was indeed a […]

The Chicago Bulls’ Tomas Satoransky and Zach LaVine make one heck of a duo. They showed why against the Atlanta Hawks. As the Bulls defeated the Hawks, 111-93, in their preseason finale, Satoransky and LaVine teamed up for one of the better highlights of the preseason with this ridiculous slam. It included a between-the-legs pass […]