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For the last few years, the Chicago Bulls have been caught in the hamster wheel. In other words, feeling trapped. However, with the new season approaching, the Bulls are looking to get back to form.  A place where, at the very least, they could contend for the playoffs while developing a group of young talent […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to turn their attention away from the 2025 championship they just won and toward the upcoming 2025-26 NBA season, which is slated to begin in a month and a half. The Thunder are returning almost the exact same roster from last year that bulldozed through the Western Conference playoffs […]

The Chicago Bulls and head coach Billy Donovan have agreed on a multiyear contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. It was reported earlier in the summer that the Bulls were working on a Donovan extension, and now the deal is done. The New York Knicks had made a run at Donovan after firing Tom […]

The Chicago Bulls are getting an early taste of rookie Noa Essengue. He’s getting his first pro experience in via NBA Summer League. But he became the recipient of one poster dunk. Johnny Furphy of the Indiana Pacers raced down the court with Essengue the last defender standing in the way. Furphy cocked back his […]

Recently, it was reported by NBA inside Marc Stein that the Chicago Bulls were working on a contract extension with head coach Billy Donovan. This occurred amid reported interest in Donovan from the New York Knicks, who were swiftly denied by Chicago, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Now, it appears that the Bulls aren’t just […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently reportedly in the works on a possible contract extension with head coach Billy Donovan, as per NBA insider Marc Stein. Donovan has been the Bulls’ head coach since the 2020-21 season, and the front office is clearly a strong believer of his coaching acumen that they appear to be ready […]

The New York Knicks reached out to the Chicago Bulls for an interview request for head coach Billy Donovan. Unfortunately, their efforts fell short. New York has been active in their head coaching search after firing Tom Thibodeau. This comes even after reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000, making their […]

The Chicago Bulls have now seen the Miami Heat end their season three years in a row. The two teams met up in the NBA play-in tournament once again on Wednesday night, and the Heat came out on top again. The Bulls were favored in the game, but Miami cruised to a 109-90 win. Another […]

The Chicago Bulls’ season is over as they lost in the NBA play-in tournament against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The Bulls came into the game as the favorite, but this one was never close as the Heat cruised to an easy 109-90 win. This is now the third year in a row that […]

The Chicago Bulls’ season is now over as the Miami Heat came into Chicago and handed the Bulls a 109-90 loss in the NBA play-in tournament. This is now the third year in a row that the Heat have ended the Bulls’ season in the play-in tournament. It looked like Chicago was poised for revenge […]

The Chicago Bulls watched the Miami Heat bury them with an astonishing 71-47 halftime lead. Fans threw into a panic online. With fears of an early NBA playoffs exit imminent. Bleacher Report mocked the Bulls’ performance with this “Wow, bro!” flashback. BULLS FANS AT THE HALF 😅 pic.twitter.com/UwFIyAT0Jo — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 17, 2025 […]

CHICAGO- The Chicago Bulls picked up a huge win on Wednesday night as they took down the Miami Heat at the United Center. The Bulls and Heat were tied in the Eastern Conference standings coming into the day, and Chicago is now one game up with two games remaining. The Bulls also own the tiebreaker, […]

The Chicago Bulls made sure to celebrate Billy Donovan’s induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Donovan received the news earlier this weekend, earning a selection as a first-ballot Hall of Famer in the Class of 2025. He won two national championships in college basketball with the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007 before […]

CHICAGO- The Chicago Bulls picked up a big win at home on Friday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, and Chicago is now back in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Rookie Matas Buzelis picked a great game for his first career double-double as a late three helped lift the Bulls to a 118-113 win, […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls have orchestrated an impressive turnaround throughout the past couple of months. The team had struggled all season long, and then they traded away their best player, Zach LaVine, before the All-Star break. A lot of people thought that this meant the Bulls were tanking, but the team has actually been […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls are officially heading back to the postseason. The Bulls clinced a play-in tournament berth on Tuesday night at home as they took down the Toronto Raptors. Chicago came into the game with two consecutive disappointing losses, but they were in control from start to finish against the Raptors. The Bulls […]

CHICAGO – Chicago Bulls guard Coby White was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March on Tuesday. White put up some ridiculous numbers last month as he averaged 27.7 points per game in 15 contests. The Bulls had their best month of the season, and White was a big reason why. He […]

Josh Giddey made his return to OKC on Monday night as the Chicago Bulls took on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Giddey spent the first three seasons of his career with the Thunder before being traded to the Bulls during this past offseason. Giddey has been one of the best players in the NBA during the […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls didn’t look like anything special during the first few months of the season, and after losing Zach LaVine, things only started to get worse. The Bulls weren’t winning, and some unfortunate injuries hurt the team as well. The Bulls have been in play-in tournament contention all year long, but now, […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, and they have pulled off a couple of miraculous comebacks during their recent hot streak. The craziest one happened on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Bulls trailed by 18 points in the fourth quarter and were also […]

For the first four months of the season, the Chicago Bulls didn’t look good. They have been in play-in tournament contention all year long, but that isn’t saying a lot. The team wasn’t winning a lot of games, and it started to get worse after Zach LaVine was traded away right before the trade deadline. […]

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115 on Saturday, with Matas Buzelis recording 31 points on 5-of-10 shooting from three. The No. 11 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft has bigger goals than what was expected from him in his rookie campaign, per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network. “I told Billy (Donovan) […]

Florida basketball has risen to heights not seen since the Billy Donovan years. Head coach Todd Golden has the Gators back as a top 10 program on the hardwood again ahead of March Madness. Golden cut down the nets and hugged all of his players Sunday, commemorating Florida’s Southeastern Conference title. The Gators rolled to […]

The Chicago Bulls have been a bit of a roller coaster as of late, winners of four straight games before Saturday evening’s narrow road loss to the Houston Rockets. Lonzo Ball has been out of the lineup since late February with a wrist injury, a setback that has hurt Chicago defensively over the last couple […]

The Chicago Bulls are making a push for the play-in tournament despite losing a number of guys due to injury or at the NBA trade deadline. Josh Giddey has been a primary reason for the Bulls maintaining the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, Giddey left the Monday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls roster looks a lot different than it did just a couple of months ago. The Bulls traded away Zach LaVine in February, and they received Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins in exchange. Since then, the Bulls have been able to experiment with new lineups, and they plan on […]

The Chicago Bulls traded their best player, Zach LaVine, to the Sacramento Kings back in February, and one of the players that came to Chicago in the deal is Tre Jones. Jones was with the San Antonio Spurs before the trade, and he has been playing well since joining the Bulls. Tre Jones has been […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls had to go up against the best team in the NBA on Tuesday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers were in town. The Bulls played great basketball for 41 minutes, but the final seven minutes of the contest were completely dominated by the Cavs. It was 107-107 with just over seven […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls picked up a much-needed win on Friday night as they took down the Toronto Raptors at home, and it came in thrilling fashion. The Bulls trailed by as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter, but they were able to come back and force overtime thanks to a ridiculous […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls are currently in a play-in tournament spot, but if they want to keep it that way, they need to be better. The Bulls haven’t been playing well lately as they have lost seven of their last eight games, and if they can’t start getting some wins, they are going to […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls have now lost seven of their last eight games as they fell at home against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Things got pretty ugly ahead of the All-Star break as the Bulls lost four games in a row by 18 points or more. They are now just 1-3 […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls have now lost eight out of their last 10 games as they fell at home on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The thing is; the Bulls haven’t looked all that bad in a lot of these losses. They were in it until the very end against the Clippers, […]

CHICAGO – Nikola Vucevic is out once again for the Chicago Bulls due to right calf tightness. Vucevic last played on Saturday in a loss against the Phoenix Suns, and he missed Monday’s win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls are taking on the Los Angeles Clippers at home Wednesday night. Bulls head coach Billy […]

The Chicago Bulls finally ended their losing streak on Monday night with a dominant road win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls had lost six games in a row, but in recent games, it looked like the team was close to putting it all together. Well, they certainly had everything working against the 76ers as […]

The Chicago Bulls returned to action after the All-Star break on Thursday night on the road against the New York Knicks. The Bulls came into the game have lost eight of their last 11 games, and the woes continued as the Knicks squeaked out a 113-111 win in overtime. The Bulls have now lost five […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls are finishing up their final game before the All-Star break as they are hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The Pistons made easy work of the Bulls on Tuesday night in Chicago as they won the game by 40 points, but Wednesday night’s contest has been more competitive. Regardless […]

CHICAGO – Tuesday night’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons was an ugly one for the Chicago Bulls as they ended up losing by 40 points at home. The Bulls scored just 29 points in the first half, and the Pistons led by as many as 49 at one point in the game. The second half […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls traded away their best player, Zach LaVine, before the trade deadline, but the team has made it very clear that they are trying to make a playoff push. However, that hasn’t been working out very well as the Bulls have lost seven of their last 10 games. They are getting […]

CHICAGO – The Golden State Warriors were involved in one of the biggest trades of the season this past week, and they now have Jimmy Butler because of it. Butler made his Warriors debut on Saturday night against the Chicago Bulls, and he did not disappoint. Butler finished the game with 25 points on 7-12 […]