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Chicago Bulls third-year forward Bobby Portis is currently serving an eight-game suspension for punching teammate Nikola Mirotic in the face during practice earlier this week that required Mirotic to be hospitalized. In fact, the Bulls had announced that Mirotic suffered a concussion and maxillary fractures that needed surgery to repair the injuries and keep him […]

Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis has been suspended for eight games after striking teammate Nikola Mirotic in the face at the end of Tuesday night’s team practice, according to K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune. The team will allow Portis to practice during his suspension. Portis recently had a call with the league office to […]

This isn’t the type of aggressiveness Robin Lopez was preaching to his team a few days back. In the latest turn of events in the tale of the Chicago Bulls, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Chicago big men Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis had a scuffle in practice earlier today that ended […]

A new deal with the Bulls might have taken some time, but Nikola Mirotic claims he never doubted that he would come to an agreement to return to Chicago this season. Earlier this week, Mirotic signed a two-year, $27 million deal with the Bulls after a long stalemate on negotiations. Both sides had previously said […]

Nikola Mirotic’s new contract may have come later than he expected but now he can breathe a huge sigh of relief, as he knows he will stay with the Chicago Bulls for at least another year. He recently signed a new deal for two years, worth $27 million, with the right to veto any trade […]

Shooting forward Nikola Mirotic has agreed to a two-year, $27 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Mirotic has right to veto any trade in year one of his new Bulls deal, league sources said. https://t.co/mkol7g944X — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 24, 2017 Per Charania, Mirotic has […]

Nikola Mirotic remains a restricted free agent as he’s yet to come to an agreement with the Chicago Bulls. Despite the uncertainty about his future, however, he’s still making the necessary preparations for the upcoming NBA grind. The 26-year-old forward previously announced that he wouldn’t participate for Spain in the EuroBasket 2017, citing that he […]

Nikola Mirotic won’t be playing for Spain in this year’s edition of Eurobasket that is to be played between August 31 and September 17. The sweet-shooting big man announced his intent on his Twitter account, and will instead focus on working out this summer as he remains unsigned. The Bulls still hold the best chance […]

Following the blockbuster trade that shipped Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night, the Chicago Bulls have since waived Rajon Rondo and signed Justin Holiday. Now they have their eyes set on their restricted free agent, Nikola Mirotic, who they’ve been having a lot of talks with about a new contact in recent […]

The Bulls secured the tiebreaker over both the Pacers and the Heat this week, but that wasn’t the only reason Jimmy Butler was grinning after his team’s game against the 76ers. Butler also racked up the fourth triple-double of his career with 19 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. The guard entered the game knowing […]

In the midst of Tuesday night’s punch exchange between Serge Ibaka and Robin Lopez, Spanish international Nikola Mirotic tried to get a hold of a frenzied Ibaka in attempts to calm him down. Mirotic was met by Toronto Raptors assistant and former All-Star Jamaal Magloire, who shoved him out of the way as Niko tried to approach […]

Nikola Mirotic pulled one of his best tricks out of the bag after after collecting the offensive rebound and shaking off the double team with a sweet pass fake out of the post to lose Aaron Brooks and a baseline spin move to move past Glenn Robinson III for a reverse layup. Mirotic hasn’t had the […]

Thanks to a shining 2015-16 season, Chicago Bulls wing Nikola Mirotic was expected to come out as the team’s starting power forward come opening night, but as luck would have it, he now finds himself between a rock and a hard place. The third-year big man bomber has struggled to shoot the ball — his […]

Over the past two seasons, Chicago Bulls‘ small forward Nikola Mirotic has proven that he is one of the better international players in the league today. He has also showed that he is a good scorer and can contribute to his team whether he starts or comes off the bench, despite a frustrating shooting slump […]

Following his strong play last season, a lot of expectations were placed on the shoulders of Chicago Bulls stretch big Nikola Mirotic. The 25-year-old Spanish international had a good 2015-2016 campaign with averages of 11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. He became a key contributor to his team and helped them to a winning […]

Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic entered this season full of optimism in hopes of improving his game to further help his team. Most importantly, he is looking for a good offer after this year and a great season would allow him to generate a lot of interest from around the league. The 25-year-old Spanish international is on […]

Taj Gibson has been officially named the starting power forward of the Chicago Bulls, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. The move gives Fred Hoiberg a completely one-dimensional team with very limited ability to threaten from beyond. Gibson won the spot over Nikola Mirotic, a big man that can stretch the floor with his […]

Spain national team forward Nikola Mirotic admits his knees are hurting after a scary collision with Australian Aron Baynes in their Rio Olympics bronze medal match. John Schuhmann reported the incident between Mirotic and Baynes on Twitter. Mirotic says he's in more pain now than after banging knees with Baynes. Going for "some tests." — John […]

The U.S. Men’s Basketball team squared off last Friday against Spain in the semifinals of the Rio Olympics’ basketball tournament. Many considered the match-up as a battle of two of the best teams in the world, with the Spanish team having a number of current and former NBA players in their roster. It was also […]

In a more competitive Olympic Games this year, Team USA finds themselves in the semifinal round against Team Spain. The U.S. team has managed to remain undefeated so far, but a loss now would be at the worst time. In order to win Olympic gold, they must secure these next two wins in the tournament. […]

Nikola Mirotic is ready to face Team USA. Team USA struggled through the end of pool play at the Rio Olympics but escaped undefeated at 5-0. In the quarterfinals, the Americans looked much improved with a 105-78 dismantling of Argentina. Now Team USA must face a strong Spain teaming the semifinals. Before the game can […]