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The Chicago Bulls will try to shake off a three-game skid against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, as point guard Kris Dunn and head coach Jim Boylen are aware of his ascent as one of the NBA’s biggest stars. Doncic has quickly emerged from Rookie of the Year winner to one of […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says shooting guard Zach LaVine will remain as the team’s closer moving forward. LaVine failed to come through for the Bulls against the Utah Jazz on Thursday. He missed a contested layup with 21.7 seconds left in regulation which would have tied the game. He also got his shot […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen admitted his team did not fight back against adversity once they found themselves trailing the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. The Bucks were out to the races in the first quarter, building an 11-point lead, but the Bulls responded in the second to get within three points by halftime. That […]

The Chicago Bulls had a tough time adjusting to Jim Boylen’s defensive system through the start of the season, but center Wendell Carter Jr. admits he and his teammates have come to grips with it, understanding the premise of it. “I feel like we’ve all bought into the scheme,” said Carter, according to K.C. Johnson […]

The Chicago Bulls had every reason to be disappointed with Monday night’s 109-106 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Bulls had established a 55-29 lead midway through the second quarter and had a 19-point cushion at the end of the first half. But they watched that lead evaporate in the second half and saw the […]

It was an all too familiar scenario on Monday, as the Chicago Bulls once again blew a huge lead resulting in another disappointing loss. The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied all the way from 26 points down and escaped with a 109-106 victory after outscoring the Bulls 60-38 in the second half. For his part, Bulls […]

Jim Boylen had something to say. The Chicago Bulls pulled off a massive 109-106 home victory over the L.A. Clippers on Saturday. Pundits, however, have already diminished their win given how the Clippers were without three of their key players. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen fired back at the critics, saying that they were missing […]

Chicago Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson takes responsibility for the team’s poor start to the season. However, when asked for specific reasons why the team is struggling, the 59-year-old exec points out to the team not adjusting quickly to Jim Boylen’s new system. Paxson sat down with a lengthy interview with K.C […]

Chicago Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson says head coach Jim Boylen’s job is safe despite all of Chicago wanting Boylen to be fired. Paxson also says he’s not worried about his own job security, via Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times: When asked if Boylen was in trouble, Paxson responded, “No, no.” […]

Chicago Bulls fans are done with head coach Jim Boylen and aren’t afraid to voice their displeasure with him. After the Bulls lost to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday at home, a fan at the United Center called Boylen a clown while the coach was walking to the locker room. Boylen heard the fan and […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has been told by management to not answer questions about players’ injuries anymore, according to David Schuster of WSCR Radio-Chicago. Bulls forward Otto Porter Jr. is expected to be out another four weeks after Boylen said a few weeks ago that he didn’t expect Porter to be out for […]

The Chicago Bulls scored just 73 points during their loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, the lowest total in the NBA this year. They had just 50 points through the first three quarters. Still, Jim Boylen tried to spin a negative into a positive by stating that Chicago’s transition defense must have been […]

Chicago Bulls small forward Otto Porter Jr. will be sidelined at least another four weeks because of his left foot contusion and head coach Jim Boylen feels for the swingman. Porter suffered the injury against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 6. He has been out for the Bulls ever since. #Bulls coach Jim Boylen on Otto Porter […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen remains unpopular in the Chicago locker room, according to Sam Amick and John Hollinger of The Athletic. Despite the Bulls players not liking Boylen, Chicago VP John Paxson remains a fan of Boylen. League sources say that team president John Paxson remains a fan of Boylen’s tough-love approach despite […]

The Chicago Bulls’ 2019-20 struggles continue as they lost their third straight and their second clash with the Portland Trail Blazers, upping their loss total to 14, after a nailbiting 107-103 defeat. After the game, head coach Jim Boylen remained defiant that the team will eventually get it going if they stay the course since […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose says the Chicago Bulls need to fire Jim Boylen and hire a new coach. Rose, who played for the Bulls during his NBA career, explained why Chicago has been underachieving because of Boylen: “I’m going to say something about the underachieving Chicago Bulls: They need a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the most disappointing teams this season. After reaching the Western Conference Finals during their 2018-19 campaign, they are just 5-13 right now. They are set to face the Chicago Bulls, another cellar-dwelling team on Monday night, and fans are hoping that they will be able to turn things […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen had plenty of praise for Zach LaVine after his magnificent performance against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night: “I’ve always said Zach is a really good guy, and a good person and he wants to do well,” Boylen said, per Richard Walker of The Associated Press. “He wants to help […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine had the game of his life on Saturday, as the 24-year-old scored a career-high 49 points against the Charlotte Hornets. The 6-foot-6 guard even added a cherry on top of his cake by hitting an improbable game-winning trey at the buzzer, a play pricelessly narrated by Hornets play-by-play man Eric […]

The Chicago Bulls are skidding and the recent Zach LaVine-Jim Boylen mini-saga only compounds to their team’s early woes. Relationships between teachers and students are the most crucial element of success. In the classroom, students must learn to trust their teacher for academic and social growth, while teachers must learn to trust that their students […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says he and shooting guard Zach LaVine had a “great talk” after what transpired on Friday, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. LaVine pointed to a lack of trust between him and Boylen following the Bulls’ 116-108 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday. LaVine was pulled in the first […]

The relationship between Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine and head coach Jim Boylen has reached a critical point. LaVine pointed to a lack of trust between him and Boylen following the Bulls’ 116-108 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday. LaVine was pulled in the first quarter, with the Bulls down 13-0, after what […]

The Chicago Bulls were not supposed to be contenders this season. That much is true. However, they were also supposed to show marked improvement. They haven’t done that either. In a 2019-20 campaign where the Bulls were actually expected by many to contend for a playoff spot in the weak Eastern Conference, Chicago has largely […]

Trouble seems to be brewing within the Chicago Bulls camp of late as the team continues on its downward spiral this season. Following another defeat on Friday, this time against the Miami Heat, 116-108, Chicago head coach Jim Boylen singled out star guard Zach LaVine for his shortcomings on the evening. Boylen on flat performance […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is one of his favorite players of all-time. Boylen was an assistant coach under Fred Hoiberg for two years while Butler was still on the Bulls. Jim Boylen just shared hug with Jimmy Butler and then called him one of his favorite players […]

The Chicago Bulls entered the 2019-20 NBA season with playoff expectations. However, a 4-10 start to the season leaves the Bulls in 13th place in the Eastern Conference and desperately looking for answers. Despite the disappointing start, Bulls head coach Jim Boylen said that he has “never felt more supported” by ownership and that he […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says the team is still looking for a guy who can take over in the fourth quarter and get buckets in crunch time. Shooting guard Zach LaVine and power forward Lauri Markkanen were supposed to be the two players the Bulls could count on to take charge in the […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen was disappointed with his team’s effort after squandering another chance at a win, this time against a Kyrie Irving-less Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The Bulls started flat, quickly falling behind by 11 points in the first quarter, only to come back in the second and trot out a plus-17 […]

Kris Dunn appears to have recently come to terms with his current role for the Chicago Bulls. After being heavily linked to a move away from Chicago in the summer, the 25-year-old has taken a complete u-turn, with no less than his head coach, Jim Boylen, praising Dunn for his renewed commitment to the team. […]

Despite the 4-7 start, there’s a lot of optimism surrounding the Chicago Bulls, mostly generated by their young nucleus. And there’s a member of that nucleus whose progression will advance the team’s rebuild: rookie Coby White. The Bulls selected White with the seventh pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The point guard played one year […]

Following another blowout loss on Saturday, the Chicago Bulls are now 3-7 to start the new season. On paper, that actually doesn’t look so bad, and there is definitely still a lot of time to make up for what has been a rather sluggish start. However, looking at the nature of majority of Chicago’s losses […]

It’s a good day for many Houston Rockets fans whenever their favorite team manages to cruise to victory. James Harden will let these same fans know that it’s a good day if he jokes around with the opposing team’s players and coaches, such as Jim Boylen of the Chicago Bulls. The Rockets convincingly won over […]

As if Chicago Bulls fans needed any other reason to dislike Jim Boylen, Tuesday night gave them another gigantic one that they probably won’t forget any time soon. The Bulls led the Los Angeles Lakers by 13 points heading into the fourth quarter, only to see the Lakers rip off a 16-0 run and eventually […]

The Chicago Bulls reserves were on the floor in the critical fourth quarter while the Los Angeles Lakers were making their run. It was a questionable decision but head coach Jim Boylen explained his move, per Tony Gill of 670 The Score. “I’m gonna develop this bench, I’m gonna develop this team. I got 15 […]

The Chicago Bulls led by as much as 19 points on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, come the fourth quarter, the Bulls suddenly collapsed and saw the game slip thru their hands. Head coach Jim Boylen took responsibility for his team’s disintegration, per Cody Westerlund of The 670 Score. Jim Boylen: "I'm the […]

In what could be an early effort to recruit the All-NBA big man to the Windy City, Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen likened Los Angeles Lakers power forward Anthony Davis to Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon on Tuesday evening ahead of the two teams’ matchup. Per The Athletic’s Bill Oram, the second-year Bulls […]

The Chicago Bulls are 2-5 on the season, and head coach Jim Boylen isn’t happy about it. After practice on Monday, Boylen said the Bulls players “need to take more responsibility for their preparedness.” This comes after a 108-95 loss to an Indiana Pacers team missing Victor Oladipo, Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis: Boylen: "I […]

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 […]

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 […]