NBA AM: The Latest Trade Deadline Scuttle

The NBA trade deadline is today at 3 p.m. EST. Here are the latest rumblings from around the NBA.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Butler Expecting Better Second Half of Season for Bulls

Jimmy Butler didn’t quite articulate it as such when he met reporters Friday afternoon at the All-Star weekend annual media session. But he seemed to provide something of a road map to the team’s season of potholes. “It’s different (with a new coach),” Butler said. “It’s a learning curve for me, for everybody. You have […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Guys Who Won’t Be Traded

With the trade deadline one week away there will be plenty of speculation, but these guys are likely staying put.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls’ Gasol Replaces Injured Butler in All-Star Game

Chicago Bulls center Pau Gasol has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace his teammate, injured Eastern Conference All-Star reserve Jimmy Butler (strained left knee), in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 14 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Source: Official Press Release

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
MRI Reveals Left Knee Strain for Bulls’ Jimmy Butler

An MRI on Bulls All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler revealed a left knee strain, the team said Saturday, and there’s no current timetable for his return. “Right now, it’s a strain,” coach Fred Hoiberg said before tipoff. “He’s actually on an airplane right now heading back to Chicago. He’ll see our doctors in the morning, and […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls Jimmy Butler to Have MRI on Injured Knee

Chicago Bulls All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler left Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets late in the second quarter with a sprained left knee. Butler did not return to the game, which the Bulls lost 115-110, after blowing an 18-point lead late in the third quarter. Coach Fred Hoiberg said after the game that Butler […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Longest Triple-Double Streaks

Russell Westbrook currently has three consecutive triple-doubles, which is nowhere near the NBA record.

Alan Draper  •  15 Aug 2022
Bulls Mirotic Remains Out After Hematoma Removal

Chicago Bulls big man Nikola Mirotic remains in the hospital as he recovers from a hematoma removal over the weekend. The latest surgery came after Mirotic underwent an appendectomy on Jan. 27. Initially, Mirotic, 24, was supposed to return after the All-Star break, but Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg didn’t sound as confident about that […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Inside the Chicago Bulls’ Damaging Inconsistency

The Chicago Bulls are struggling to overcome inconsistency and internal issues, writes Ben Dowsett.

Alan Draper  •  16 Aug 2022