Chicago Bulls Rumors & News

CSN Chicago "Jerry Reinsdorf's teams have won championships, created legends in their respective sports and changed the landscape of their respective leagues. Wednesday night in New York, Reinsdorf was recognized for helping create all that. Reinsdorf's family was there to enjoy the award with him, and..." May 23

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

CSN Chicago "The reality of the situation is that many of them won't be back in Chicago, but when reflecting upon how nearly half the Bulls' roster joined the team with that same knowledge makes the recently-ended season even more remarkable. "Basketball," Nate Robinson explained when asked during the..." May 22

St. Paul Pioneer Press "The Chicago Bulls' exit from the playoffs with a three-point loss to the Miami Heat will only add fuel to Chicago's latest sports furor. Much of the city is livid that Derrick Rose did not return to the court after a year of rehabilitation from knee surgery. The Bulls, who were basically a..." May 20

CSN Chicago "For Taj Gibson, the 2012-13 NBA season was on of highs and lows. While the Bulls rewarded him at the outset of the campaign with a long-term contract extension, the Brooklyn native struggled with inconsistency, partially stemming from recurring knee problems, as well as initial unfamiliarity..." May 19

SportingNews.com "Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal said Friday he’d lose some respect for a teammate who stayed on the sidelines the way Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose did this season. “A little bit. Yeah, I would,” Beal said in an interview with Washington radio station WJFK-FM (via The Washington..." May 18

ESPN.com "Phil Jackson always has been hesitant to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Until now. In his new book, co-written with Hugh Delehanty and entitled "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success," Jackson breaks down what separated Jordan from Bryant, the biggest stars and personalities that he..." May 17

Los Angeles Times "Phil Jackson never liked to compare Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. Believe me, I tried everything. Sometimes I'd ask him after random Lakers practices or before games against Charlotte, the team Jordan owned. Or after games in Chicago, where nostalgia hopefully would add to the mix. There..." May 16

USA Today "Something about playing the Miami Heat brings out the best in the Chicago Bulls. Since March 1, the Heat have lost three times, twice to the Bulls. The Bulls nearly made it three on Wednesday. The Heat avoided a disastrous loss, and eliminated Chicago with a 94-91 victory in Game 5. Miami..." May 16

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "There would be no Willis Reed-like inspirational moment for the Chicago Bulls, as their star point guard, Derrick Rose, continued to wear a stylish business suit instead of his No. 1 red jersey for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night. Despite all the posturing, debating..." May 15

Chicago Sun-Times "Less than a week ago, Joakim Noah was referring to Bulls teammate Nate Robinson as the ‘‘little warrior.’’ That was after the Bulls’ upset of the Heat in Miami, when the 5-9 point guard scored 27 points to open the Eastern Conference semifinals. Since then, the defending NBA champion Heat..." May 15

CSN Chicago "In several games during the postseason, Nate Robinson has been the Bulls’ savior. The diminutive instant-offense scorer has carried the short-handed team with his flurries of offensive firepower, lifting them to victory or at least staying in contention. But in Monday night’s Game 4 of the..." May 14

CSN Chicago "In what could be the final NBA game at the United Center this season, a flat, exhausted and depleted Bulls team put up an absolutely stinker Monday night, getting demolished by the Heat in Game 4 of Eastern Conference semifinals, 88-65, mostly due to a historically awful offensive..." May 14

CSN Chicago "After playing a combined 10 minutes in two playoff games, both in the first round against Brooklyn, veteran Rip Hamilton was brutally honest about his nearly 22-minute stint in Monday night’s Bulls Game 3 loss to the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “When the whole purpose of you..." May 14

CSN Chicago "If the Miami Heat are to make their third straight NBA Finals appearance for a chance to compete for their second straight title, they will need a healthy Dwyane Wade. The veteran guard has been a shell of himself in these playoffs, only averaging 11.2 points per game this series against the..." May 14

Chicago Tribune "Back in mid-January, following yet another desultory home loss to the Suns, Tom Thibodeau crinkled up his face and offered a quote for the ages about readiness to play. "If they say we're playing at midnight on the roof, you should be saying let's get the ladders," he said. As the Bulls..." May 14

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "How do you sum up this Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat Eastern Conference semifinal series? The Bulls took a 2-0 lead Monday night . . . and then ran out of gas. Pushing back from their series-opening loss, the Heat moved to a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup with a stifling 88-65 rout at the..." May 13

SportingNews.com "The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose passed the one-year anniversary of his ACL surgery on Sunday, officially pushing beyond the initial eight-to-12 month recovery time. Rose had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee on May 12, at which point Rose’s brother, Reggie, said the Bulls point..." May 13

NBA.com "Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Allen totaled 53 points overall and James tallied 52. Each player received 25 First Team..." May 13

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The NBA cares plenty about what Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau thinks, fining him $35,000 Sunday for his Friday postgame comments about officiating. Erik Spoelstra? Well the Miami Heat coach offered his own powerful retort to Thibodeau's claims of whistles and double-standards. "I don't..." May 13

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Let's not mince words: If Derrick Rose says his knee isn't ready, it's not ready. He can't play. He can't help. He certainly shouldn't jump into a series against the Heat of equal parts basketball and hardball. Rose sits on the Chicago bench in one expensive suit jacket after another this..." May 12

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The NBA cares plenty about what Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau thinks, fining him $35,000 Sunday for his Friday postgame comments about officiating. Erik Spoelstra? Well the Miami Heat coach offered his own powerful retort to Thibodeau's claims of whistles and double-standards. "I don't..." May 12

ESPN Chicago "The playing statuses of Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng and guard Kirk Hinrich have not been determined for Monday night's Game 4 against the Miami Heat and the duo remains day to day, coach Tom Thibodeau said Sunday. Deng, who is ill, said he has vomited the past couple of days while trying to..." May 12

CSN Chicago "“Nah,” Joakim Noah answered. “I don’t think so.” Immediately following that response — to a question about whether LeBron James’ comments about the physical nature of the Bulls, after they snapped the Heat’s 27-game winning streak during the regular season — the All-Star center gave an..." May 12

ESPN.com "It's a miracle he lasted this long. There have been so many different moments that have tested the extremes of his patience. But finally on Friday night, Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau reached his breaking point. In a no-luck season where the Bulls have manufactured a commendable run,..." May 11

SLAM Online "The NBA is docking $25K from Taj Gibson for cussing out the referees as he was being ejected in Game 2 against the Miami Heat: “Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of a game official, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President..." May 11

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Miami Heat answered the type of question Friday night they rarely have to or want to answer: What happens deep in the playoffs when neither LeBron James nor Dwyane Wade are at the top of their games? Instead of bottoming out on a night when James was off most of the way and Wade largely..." May 11

New York Post "Perhaps Derrick Rose had his epiphany watching fellow Chicago native Iman Shumpert leap to the Garden’s pin-wheeled ceiling Tuesday night to slam home a put-back dunk — the slam of the playoffs. Rose and Shumpert tore their ACLs on the same night nearly 13 months ago. Shumpert returned Jan. 17,..." May 10

CSN Chicago "In his first formal media appearance following the Bulls’ April 29 Game 5 loss at Brooklyn, All-Star small forward Luol Deng addressed his ongoing health situation. Starting with the flu and went on to include spinal tap and blood patch procedures as well as multiple hospital emergency-room..." May 10

CBSSports.com "No emotional returns, no big talent boost, just more of the same for the Chicago Bulls in Game 3 against Miami. The Bulls announced at shootaround on Friday that PG Derrick Rose, PG Kirk Hinrich and SF Luol Deng are all out for Game 3. Vague reports had circulated, more than usual that is, that..." May 10

Chicago Tribune "Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng spoke Thursday about his struggle to recover from the side effects of a spinal tap, first saying "I'll be OK" but expressing doubt about if or when he can return to action. Asked after the Bulls' practice when he might be able to play again, Deng first coughed..." May 10

ESPN.com "LeBron James expects referees to establish even more control of the Miami Heat's physical playoff series with the Chicago Bulls in the aftermath of their blowout victory in Game 2, which included two ejections. Chicago center Joakim Noah and forward Taj Gibson were tossed with 10 minutes left..." May 10

Chicago Tribune "Twelve seconds into the Heat’s 115-78 victory over the Bulls, Udonis Haslem delivered a foul that sent Nate Robinson back to his college football days and down hard to the American Airlines Arena court. The Bulls knew right after their stunning Game 1 victory that the Heat would produce a more..." May 09

Chicago Tribune "On the Thursday that Luol Deng will reunite with teammates in Chicago, Kirk Hinrich is scheduled for a second MRI on his severely bruised left calf, two sources said. The initial exam showed damage to muscle fibers, one source said, but the injury is failing to progress, so a second test will..." May 09

SportingNews.com "Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler played all 48 minutes in the Bulls’ past three games, placing him in rare company. Since 1986, only LeBron James, Dan Majerle, Nick Van Exel and Allen Iverson posted more 48-minutes games in a single postseason, as ProBasketballTalk.com pointed out. Butler..." May 08

Hoopsworld.com "Throughout the season, many have wondered why the Chicago Bulls haven’t ruled out Derrick Rose and put an end to the speculation that he would return before the start of next year. The reason they’ve kept the possibility open is because they genuinely believe that Rose may be able to make his..." May 08

Chicago Tribune "As a mob of reporters swarmed his locker, a shirtless Jimmy Butler grabbed his cowboy boots and sweater and dashed to another side of the room. "Man, it's too hot in here,'' Butler muttered. Now Butler knows how he made LeBron James feel for a good portion of Monday night. Miami heat,..." May 07

CSN Chicago "From Jimmy Butler taking on LeBron James in a head-to-head matchup to Nate Robinson responding to a bloody lip with a second-half scoring outburst, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bulls played their trademark blue-collar brand of basketball to perfection Monday night at..." May 07