Tag: Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are seriously struggling. Can they turn things around or will their seven-year playoff streak end?
Chicago got some good news on the injury front when the MRI on Jimmy Butler’s injured left knee came back with no surprises. Butler suffered a knee sprain on Feb. 5 in a loss to the Denver Nuggets. It remains unclear when he will return, but Hoiberg said his recent MRI “looked good.” Source: Nick […]
Bulls point guard Derrick Rose missed his third straight game Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. Rose is dealing with ongoing problems with right hamstring tendinitis, and Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said before Saturday’s 103-95 loss that he is “still sore.” Source: Nick Friedell of ESPN
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose sat out Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks because of right hamstring tendinitis. Rose, the 2011 NBA MVP, missed his second consecutive game. The Bulls were also without All-Star Jimmy Butler, their leading scorer, forward Nikola Mirotic and center Joakim Noah. Source: The Associated Press
Joel Brigham takes an in-depth look at the teams battling for the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down the best and worst cap scenarios for every team after the deadline.
The 35-year-old (Pau) Gasol again reiterated that he will exercise his player option this offseason, opting out to become a free agent, and while the Bulls were the front-runners to retain his services the veteran had no problem admitting that this organization is on trial from here on out. “How these [29 regular-season] games play […]
The Houston Rockets didn’t end up dealing Dwight Howard before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but they did have some opportunities. League sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets engaged in trade talks with numerous teams once they began aggressively shopping Howard right before the start of the All-Star break. Sources said that the Rockets talked about […]
Once the deadline passed, the larger surprise was that Bulls general manager Gar Forman’s declaration that the 35-year-old big man (Pau Gasol) will be a long-term fixture to the Bulls’ roster. “We see him as a big piece of what we’re doing today and in the future,” Forman told ESPN.com in a telephone interview. Source: […]
Kirk Hinrich has been traded to Hawks for a second round pick sources say. via Brian Windhorst of ESPN
