Jimmy Butler Sits Through Celtics Late Run

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Ranking the NBA’s Central Teams

Concluding our series, Joel Brigham ranks the Central Division teams at the season’s quarter mark.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Pau Gasol Likely to Opt-Out of Contract in Summer

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls’ Dunleavy Out Additional Four-to-Six Weeks

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Gasol Prepared To Test Free Agency

With the NBA salary cap set to skyrocket this summer, Pau Gasol is leaning toward opting out in Chicago.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Popovich Says Butler, Leonard on ‘Same Trajectory’

(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

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Teams Underachieving And Overachieving

Lang Greene looks at how each team has played early in the season, labeling the underachievers and overachievers.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls’ Butler Intends to Ask Plumlee to Pay His $2,500 Fine

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 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
What A Hot Start Means for NBA Title Hopes

A hot start like the Warriors are experiencing is fun. But as Dirk Nowitzki knows, it doesn’t always lead to a ring.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021