Tag: Chicago Bulls
As trade talk in the NBA begins to heat up, there are some serious names being floated around.
Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler says he asked coach Fred Hoiberg to stay in the game to begin the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s loss to the Boston Celtics. The score was tied at 75, and the Celtics started the period on a 12-2 run without Butler on the floor. “I told Fred not to […]
Concluding our series, Joel Brigham ranks the Central Division teams at the season’s quarter mark.
Pau Gasol came to the Bulls on a discount of sorts two summers ago, with some teams wondering how much top-flight game he had left in his veteran body. But after a stellar first year in Chicago and his ramping it up recently after a busy summer, there appears to be very little doubt he […]
After meeting with specialists in Los Angeles, the Chicago Bulls’ Mike Dunleavy is expected to need four-to-six weeks of additional rehabilitation on his back before he can be cleared to return for on-court work, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Dunleavy, a 6-foot-9 wing player, will undergo a re-evaluation at the end of the four-to-six week […]
With the NBA salary cap set to skyrocket this summer, Pau Gasol is leaning toward opting out in Chicago.
(Gregg) Popovich on Jimmy Butler: “He’s been on the same trajectory as Kawhi Leonard; they get better every year and play both ends of the court.” Source: Sam Smith of Bulls.com on Twitter
Lang Greene looks at how each team has played early in the season, labeling the underachievers and overachievers.
Bulls All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler plans to ask Trail Blazers big man Mason Plumlee to pay his fine after Butler was called for a technical foul during the fourth quarter of Chicago’s 93-88 win over Portland when the two got tangled up. “He cost me $2,500,” Butler said. “I’m not happy about that. I’m going […]
A hot start like the Warriors are experiencing is fun. But as Dirk Nowitzki knows, it doesn’t always lead to a ring.