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The wave of coronavirus issues plaguing the NBA continues to have a drastic impact on the 2020-21 schedule. The NBA announced postponements of two more games, with Monday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans and Tuesday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls officially postponed. The Mavs and Celtics are both […]

NBA fans saw an all-out scoring fest late in the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, thanks to Kawhi Leonard and Zach LaVine. While it was a two-team affair at first, the outing has quickly turned into a battle between Leonard and Lavine–both of whom combined for 36 third-quarter […]

If Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky needs motivation, where else could he get it than from the man who is undoubtedly the greatest figure in Chicago sports history. That’s exactly what the 26-year-old does whenever the Bears are on the road. Trubisky spends his hours prior to the game watching “The Last Dance,” the epic […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James recently praised Chicago Bulls rookie Patrick Williams after the first matchup between their teams this season. The four-time NBA MVP also raved about Williams’ physical tools and saw some similarities with that of Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, per Rob Schaefer. https://twitter.com/rob_schaef/status/1347795067935854594?s=20 Indeed, Williams showed his capabilities on […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has plenty of experience with Taj Gibson, first coaching the veteran big man with the Chicago Bulls and then with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Well, it’s time for another Thibs-Gibson reunion, as the 35-year-old will be signing with the suddenly red-hot Knicks, according to SNY’s Ian Begley and Shams […]

Chicago Bulls guard Coby White had the best performance of his career on Wednesday dropping a career-high 36 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. After scuffling a bit to start his sophomore campaign with the Bulls, White is starting to find a rhythm, going for 20-plus points in three consecutive games. White credits […]

Wednesday’s high-octane matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls went down the wire. It was the Kings that emerged with a narrow 128-124 victory, with rookie Tyrese Haliburton draining a dagger trey to spoil Bulls guard Coby White’s career performance. Here’s a look at Haliburton’s ice-cold triple, which put Sacramento ahead by six […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls well in hand, until they didn’t. Portland raced out to a 20-point lead early, but the Bulls stormed back into the contest and earned a marquee victory despite a poor shooting night from Zach LaVine and early foul trouble for Wendell Carter Jr. It […]

The short-handed Chicago Bulls successfully mounted a 20-point comeback to take down the Portland Trail Blazers to grab their fourth win of the season. After the victory, veteran swingman Zach LaVine admitted that the 2019-2020 Bulls team wouldn’t be able to rally and defeat their opponents like how they did on Tuesday night, via K.C. […]

Like most young NBA players today, they patterned their game after the ones they saw on TV. For Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, it was Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard whom he idolized growing up. Per Eric Woodyard, White was particularly drawn to Lillard’s scoring ability — a pretty rare thing for point […]

Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls came up clutch against Damian Lillard and the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers. The 25-year old sharpshooter pulled up from 25-feet to ice the game against the Blazers on Tuesday to help propel the Bulls to a huge 111-108 away win. Check out LaVine’s beautiful step-back trey here: […]

The Chicago Bulls visit the Portland Trail Blazers tonight for their second straight Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Blazers prediction and pick. The Bulls hold a record of 3-4, but they are 4-3 against the spread. They are coming off a win against the Dallas Mavericks. […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine is out there not trying to prove anything, as he has only one thing in his mind: to get a W. On Sunday, LaVine did just that and had a Michael Jordan-esque energy, as he erupted for 29 points in the first half. It was his backcourt partner Coby White […]

Chicago Bulls swingman Zach LaVine was just one point away from forging himself alongside Michael Jordan for a franchise scoring plateau. In the Bulls’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, LaVine dropped 29 points in the first half alone. This is just one point shy from matching Jordan’s 30-point outburst in a half in […]

They say everybody wants to be Like Mike. As for Chicago Bulls forward Denzel Valentine, he apparently wants to be like Magic Johnson. Valentine tried to do his best impression of Lakers icon “Showtime” Magic Johnson in Chicago’s 126-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Not only was he trying to do so while down 28, […]

The Washington Wizards are winless through their first five games, and Bradley Beal isn’t happy about it. Beal voiced his frustration after his team’s 133-130 home loss to the Chicago Bulls at Capital One Arena on Thursday. Optimistically, he believes that frustration will boil over into better basketball sooner rather than later: “Yeah, everybody’s pissed,” […]

The Chicago Bulls are still in the midst of a rebuild as they try to climb the rankings in the Eastern Conference. Things are off to a rough start in 2020-21, with the Bulls getting blown out in their first two games and then losing in heartbreaking fashion to a struggling Warriors squad. While the […]

Golden State Warriors reserve guard Damion Lee hit a game-winning triple to sink the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. Only, it should not have counted. The NBA released the Last Two Minute Report for the game on Monday, in which it states the Dubs should have been called for a 5-second violation on the inbounds […]

Zach LaVine continues to build his legacy in Windy City, this time reaching a milestone in only his fourth year with the Chicago Bulls. With a 3-point make early in Chicago’s contest against the Golden State Warriors, LaVine has now moved into 10th all time in Bulls franchise history for triples made with 352. Zach […]

With the Golden State Warriors starting off their season with back-to-back blowout losses, there’s been a lot of pressure on Dubs superstar Stephen Curry to carry this team the rest of the way. Golden State took on the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night, and unsurprisingly, the former back-to-back MVP put on a show — including […]

The Chicago Bulls dropped to 0-2 on the season with their loss to the Indiana Pacers. Newly appointed head coach Billy Donovan reflected on the team and some important life lessons after their demoralizing defeat. “They don’t handle it. They don’t at all. They internalize their mistakes. They internalize what’s going on. And I’ve said […]

The Golden State Warriors are scheduled to face the Chicago Bulls on Sunday and it remains to be seen if Draymond Green is able to make his season debut. Ahead of Golden State’s matchup with Chicago, Green provided an update on his status, per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. Draymond Green on playing […]

Zach LaVine has been the best player on the Chicago Bulls in the past few seasons and he’s their de facto leader in the locker room. Following his debut against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, LaVine discussed the advice he gave rookie Patrick Williams. “I told him like, man, there are going to be some […]

Now with the Atlanta Hawks, veteran point guard Rajon Rondo will be entering the 15th season of what has been an illustrious career. During his younger years, Rondo had the privilege of going toe-to-toe against prime Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls. Rondo recently talked about his experience playing against Rose during the latter’s MVP […]

For Wendell Carter Jr., the Chicago Bulls have no one to blame but themselves in their loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the first game of the season. The Bulls posed no threat at all, with Trae Young and Co. going off to a blistering 42-point start in the first quarter before following it up […]

The Atlanta Hawks traded for Clint Capela last season with the hope he could help shore up an awful defense. Unfortunately, Capela didn’t play a single game with the Hawks in 2019-20 due to an injury and the shortened nature of the season, and he’s now going to miss Wednesday night’s season opener against the […]

The Washington Wizards liked Deni Avdija so much they tried to make a trade with the Chicago Bulls to get him with the fourth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, according to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. Hughes reports “the cost was too high” to make that trade, as the Bulls really liked Patrick […]

In today’s piece, we’re using some data, records, numbers and reports to form a (hopefully) educated opinion piece on what would be the Chicago Bulls all-time starting lineup if we were able to pull players from their peak and slot them on a roster right now. Of note, as it is with anything so subjective, […]

The New York Knicks haven’t been on the “winning” side of too many trades (or basketball games, for that matter) in the franchise’s history. However, displays of organizational ineptitude have been more frequent in the James Dolan era (beginning in 1997), and particularly in the 21st century. Now, with a revamped front office led by Leon […]

Lauri Markkanen is entering the final year of his rookie scale deal with the Chicago Bulls this season. At this point, however, reports state that the 23-year-old has yet to come to terms with the teams with regards to an extension As a matter of fact, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports that Markkanen […]

Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen is due for a contract extension. But while he’s performed relatively well since entering the NBA in 2017, his recent shooting slump might negatively impact the negotiations. The 23-year-old Markkanen, however, is not fazed, especially when he also has the support of coach Billy Donovan. Markannen told KC Johnson of […]

The Chicago Bulls are a franchise still in search of direction. Years of toiling under the John Paxson-Gar Forman front office duo yielded poor results, beginning in earnest when Chicago’s front replaced Tom Thibodeau with Fred Hoiberg, who later turned into Jim Boylen. However, the Bulls are hoping to round the corner with former Denver […]

Health can be extremely critical in dictating a NBA player’s career, and that’s especially the case for the upcoming season as the league prepares to trek through another difficult, unbalanced season due to COVID-19. Noah Vonleh was the latest NBA player to test positive for the virus. This will unfortunately force him to be the […]

The Chicago Bulls are a storied franchise. There’s no arguing this, as there’s so many championships the team has snagged over the years, it’s rather humorous. Obviously, it also helps that Michael Jordan laced up his sneakers to play for the Windy City franchise. You know, because MJ was a pretty good basketball player. Hot-take, […]

The Chicago Bulls faced the Houston Rockets on Friday in what was the first preseason outing for both sides. Chicago came out on the losing end against a Rockets side that was without want-away superstar James Harden, 125-104. The Bulls were not invited to the Disney World bubble, so this was their first taste of […]

In his time with the Chicago Bulls, Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen was regarded as one of the best players to ever, and the second-in-command right alongside the great Michael Jordan. Pippen’s game was the perfect complement to Jordan’s as their tandem brought home six NBA titles and put the Bulls on the map as […]

New Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan recently shared his thoughts on his new team starting the 2020-21 season without fans in the stands. Having experienced the fanless atmosphere of the Disney World bubble with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Donovan knows a thing or two about this unprecedented situation. In his mind, the 55-year-old Bulls […]

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan’s memorabilia continues to skyrocket several years after he has retired from the league. Most recently, a rookie card of his, tagged as a ‘1986-1987 Michael Jordan Fleer’, reportedly sold for a whopping $150,000 price tag at Robert Edward Auctions. The first bid started at $25,000 and reached the last bid […]

Since “The Last Dance” first aired on ESPN last spring, Scottie Pippen — along with other former Chicago Bulls — has not been shy about voicing his displeasure about the docu-series. Despite the fact that Jordan credits Pippen for his integral role in the Bulls’ success in the 1990s — even saying, “whenever they speak […]