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Nets Slam Bulls Inside for Game One Victory
A playoff series isn’t over when you are embarrassed in Game 1 on the road, as the Bulls were Saturday in Brooklyn in a 106-89 beating in which the Nets led by 25 points... »Read More
Bulls’ Rose Likely Out for Playoffs
Chicago Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau said Saturday that point guard Derrick Rose would not play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Brooklyn Nets and was “most likely out” for the... »Read More
NBA Saturday: Batum Sees Big Year for Blazers
Nicolas Batum predicts a top-five Western Conference finish for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2013-2014... Cleveland hoping for Phil Jackson as next head coach? Are Stan Van Gundy and Scott Skiles in the mix,... »Read More
NBA PM: Top Five Players Missing From Playoffs
The top five players we'll miss in the NBA playoffs ... Why Anthony Davis was the right #1 pick ... Mike Brown returning to Cleveland? »Read More
NBA AM: Bulls Confident About Playoffs
The Chicago Bulls may enter the post-season as the fifth seed, but they view themselves as significantly better than their record due to all the injuries they have endured... Is Marcus Smart making a... »Read More
Nets’ Bogans Finds Motivation Against Bulls
Almost two years later, Keith Bogans hasn’t forgotten that he was ditched by the Bulls. A starter for the 2010-11 Chicago team that won 62 games, Bogans was waived in a surprise move during... »Read More
Bulls Players Hopeful Rose Will Return
Taj Gibson said he hasn’t given up hope that Derrick Rose will return to the Chicago Bulls this season. “We feel like that every day,” Gibson said. “He works out with us, he practices... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings – Week 24
Fifteen teams have locked in playoff berths. Will the LA Lakers or Utah Jazz make it sixteen? The NBA , 24 weeks in . . . »Read More
Can Anyone Beat the HEAT?
The HEAT are far and away the East's best team, but does any team have any shot of winning a playoff series against them? »Read More
NBA Sunday: The Key to Nuggets’ Title Hopes
Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl believes Ty Lawson is the key to the Nuggets contention... Will the Miami HEAT be challenged on the road to another Finals berth? »Read More
LeBron Expecting Physical Play from Bulls
LeBron James not worried about facing Bulls on Sunday after he complained last month about their physical play. “I expect nothing less than physical,’’ James said. “Everything the whole game will be physical.” via... »Read More
Bulls’ Hamilton Suspended One Game for Hit
Chicago Bulls guard Richard Hamilton has been suspended for Sunday’s game against the Miami HEAT after receiving a flagrant-2 foul in Friday night’s loss to the Toronto Raptors. Hamilton was ejected with 5:33 left... »Read More
Grading the NBA Coaches: The East
Frank Vogel, Tom Thibodeau, Erik Spoelstra and Mike Woodson all had successful seasons on the bench, all things considered. But what grades did they earn from HOOPSWORLD? »Read More
Nikola Mirotic Likely Joining Bulls in 2014
Chicago Bulls fans eager for Nikola Mirotic to join the team that drafted him with the 24th pick in 2011 will likely have to wait until the summer of 2014, general manager Gar Forman... »Read More
Chicago Bulls Snap Knicks’ Winning Streak
The way this magical Knicks streak and magical Carmelo Anthony surge had unfolded, Anthony’s last-second shot from the left of the key in regulation seemed destined to fall. But the Knicks’ run of fortune... »Read More
Noah’s Injury to Linger Through Postseason
Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman admitted Thursday that Joakim Noah’s plantar fasciitis in his right foot is a problem that’s likely to linger into the playoffs. “The concern now is more short-term,” Forman... »Read More
Thibodeau Says No Deadline Set for Rose
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says the team has not set a deadline for Derrick Rose to return from his knee injury. via The Associated Press »Read More
Bulls’ Noah May Miss Games after ‘setback’
Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Monday that All-Star center Joakim Noah suffered “a little bit of a setback” after returning from an eight-game layoff because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. “We’ll... »Read More
Bulls Sign Malcolm Thomas for Rest of Season
The Chicago Bulls signed forward Malcolm Thomas for remainder of season. via K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune via Twitter »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 23
Thirteen teams have clinched including all eight in the Eastern Conference - the NBA Power Rankings 23 weeks in . . . »Read More
If The NBA Playoffs Started Today: East
The eight teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs have been finalized, but the seedings are still fluid with only nine games left. »Read More
Bulls’ Rose Still Open to Return This Year
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose isn’t ready to give up on the idea of playing this season just yet. Rose left open the possibility that he would return when asked if he wouldn’t... »Read More
NBA Sunday: Brooklyn’s Star Rounding Into Form
After a slow start to the season, Deron Williams is putting the league on notice... Looking at the West's lottery teams... Defense remains crucial to Bulls championship hopes. »Read More
NBA PM: Derrick Rose, Where Are You?
The NBA Playoffs need Derrick Rose almost as much as his team does ... Gordon Hayward sounds off on Jazz issues ... NBA Green Week returns! »Read More
Thibodeau: Derrick Rose ‘Close’ to Return
“Close’’ has become a very vague term as far as any Derrick Rose return talk, but Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau threw it out there once again on Thursday. Asked if his MVP point guard... »Read More
Source: MRI Shows No Tear for Taj Gibson
An MRI on the left knee of Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson showed no tear of the same sprained MCL that caused him to miss 10 games earlier this season, and he will be... »Read More
Bulls’ Taj Gibson Suffers MCL Sprain
The Bulls lost more than a game Tuesday night at Verizon Center. Of greatest significance, far more significant than the 90-86 final that marked the Wizards’ eighth straight home victory, the Bulls also lost... »Read More
Derrick Rose May Return a Better Shooter
A Chicago Bulls official who has closely observed Derrick Rose in practice insists the gifted point guard will be even better than he was before suffering a devastating knee injury. The official said Rose’s... »Read More
NBA Upgrades Foul on LeBron James
The NBA upgraded one of Taj Gibson’s fouls on LeBron James to a flagrant, but it wasn’t one of the two fouls James complained about after the Chicago Bulls snapped the Miami Heat’s win... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 22
After a lengthy slump, the N.Y. Knicks are suddenly hot, winners of eight straight - now sixth in the NBA Power Rankings for Week 22 »Read More
Bulls’ Hinrich: ‘Dirk Took Us Out’
Sometimes the other guy is just too good and he gets you as Dirk Nowitzki did to the Bulls Saturday with a phenomenal shooting performance, 14 of 17 mostly tough shots for 35 points... »Read More
NBA Saturday: Draft Boards Shifting
Trey Burke improves his draft stock the deeper Michigan goes in the NCAA tourney, but the same can't be said for Cody Zeller of Indiana... Yannis Koutroupis and Stephen Brotherston debate the strength of... »Read More
Mavs Not Physical Enough for Pacers?
The Chicago Bulls play the same rock ‘em, sock ‘em style of basketball as the Indiana Pacers. And that’s not a good sign for the Dallas Mavericks. Unless the Mavs do something about it... »Read More
NBA PM: Paul George Ready To Lead Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are in good hands without Danny Granger ... Breaking down Coach of the Year ... Taj Gibson talks about "collaring" the HEAT ... »Read More
Bulls’ Thomas Signs 2nd Ten-Day Deal
Forward Malcolm Thomas will sign his second 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls on Friday, a league source told RealGM. The Bulls have long been intrigued by Thomas’ activity and length and have needed... »Read More
Bulls’ Gibson: LeBron Too Good to Complain
Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson said Thursday that he was surprised that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James complained the previous night about hard fouls committed during the Bulls’ 101-97 victory that snapped the HEAT’s win streak... »Read More
LeBron James Frustrated by Hard Fouls
The Chicago Bulls didn’t just end the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak Wednesday. They also left LeBron James frustrated as a result of some hard fouls. “Let me calculate my thoughts real fast before... »Read More
Miami’s Streak Snapped, So What’s Next?
The Miami HEAT saw their 27-game win streak snapped in Chicago on Wednesday; what's next for the defending champs? »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 21
The Houston Rockets are climbing up the NBA Power Rankings while the Boston Celtics are starting to fade. The NBA 21 weeks in . . . »Read More
Could Bulls Defeat Pacers in Playoffs?
Is this finally the year that the Indiana Pacers leapfrog the Chicago Bulls in the Central Division, and which should have higher hopes in the playoffs? »Read More
Bulls’ Thibodeau: Luol Deng Overlooked
But if you wanted to hear Tom Thibodeau rave on and on about the Bulls’ 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves Sunday night at Target Center, just ask about Luol Deng. “That’s finding a way... »Read More
Bulls’ Daequan Cook Out Against T’wolves?
Daequan Cook said he ran into actual camera that cameraman held. That’s why he suffered deep left thigh bruise. Doesn’t know about SUN. via K.C. Johnson via Twitter »Read More
Bulls’ Noah Out With Plantar Fasciitis
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah won’t play Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers because of ongoing problems with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau also said Noah was “most... »Read More
Bulls Look for Rose, Hamilton to Get Healthy
Derrick Rose’s situation remains ‘just the same,’ according to Tom Thibodeau, but the Chicago Bulls coach did have some positive news in regards to injured shooting guard Rip Hamilton. “(He’s) feeling a little bit better,” Thibodeau said.... »Read More
Rose on Return: ‘Nobody knows but God’
Derrick Rose gave reporters another update on his recovery from a torn ACL at Thursday’s shootaround, but, as usual, no concrete details were shared regarding a potential return date. “It could be tomorrow and... »Read More
If The NBA Playoffs Started Today: East
The top seed and the eighth seed are set, but everything in between is still very much up in the air in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. »Read More
Tom Thibodeau Frustrated by Late-Game Call
Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau and his players were upset at officials after losing a 119-118 overtime thriller to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Thibodeau’s frustration was based upon two plays, both of... »Read More
Bulls’ Hamilton May Miss Rest of Season
After tiptoeing around the question last week, coach Tom Thibodeau on Monday didn’t rule out that Richard Hamilton could be sidelined for the remainder of the season with his back injury. “There’s an unknown,”... »Read More
Bulls Sign Malcolm Thomas to Ten-Day Deal
Malcolm Thomas has reached agreement on a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls, a league source told RealGM on Monday afternoon. Thomas has a flight to Chicago on Monday evening and will join the... »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 20
The Denver Nuggets are the hottest team in the NBA, climbing to four in the NBA Power Rankings for Week 20. »Read More
Rose Has Improved Three-Point Shot?
(Derrick) Rose has not shot over 35 percent from 3-point range in his NBA career, but during his layoff he has spent time working on his 3-pointer and says he’s more confident in it... »Read More
NBA Sunday: The Walking Wounded
The postseason is rapidly approaching, but there are plenty of playoff bound squads battling the injury bug ... Andray Blatche seeking new deal with the Brooklyn Nets. »Read More
Bulls’ Noah: ‘We Got To Keep Fighting’
Bulls fans, you can open your eyes again. “Win or lose,” Joakim Noah was saying in a relaxed Bulls locker room late Friday night after a dominating 113-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors,... »Read More
Ranking the 2012-13 NBA Centers
Seemingly a dying position in today's NBA, HOOPSWORLD takes a look at the top centers in the game for the 2012-13 season. »Read More
Ranking the 2012-13 NBA Power Forwards
With young power forwards like Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge owning the top six, can a veteran like Tim Duncan crack the list? »Read More
Rose “unlikely” to Return to Lineup Friday
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said Thursday it’s “unlikely” point guard Derrick Rose will make his season debut Friday night against the Golden State Warriors, but Thibodeau did acknowledge that he likes the... »Read More
NBA AM: Lakers Being Forged Under Pressure
The L.A. Lakers have found their way and while most teams would implode under the pressure, L.A. has endured and the pressure has made them stronger as a team... Did Kobe Bryant give Dwight... »Read More
Derrick Rose Denies Any Rift With Bulls
(Derrick) Rose also said there’s no rift between him and the organization, as has been speculated as anxiety over his return has increased. While he’s still within the eight-to-12-month recovery timetable, that Rose has... »Read More
Rose Unsure About Return This Season
Injured superstar Derrick Rose addressed the media before the Bulls’ Tuesday-afternoon practice at UCLA, providing an update on his recovery from his ACL surgery, which occurred exactly 10 months ago. Rose, like the rest... »Read More
Bulls Missing Hinrich, Gibson, and Rose
(Coach Tom) Thibodeau said D(errick)Rose, (Kirk)Hinrich and (Taj)GIbson are out vs. Sacramento. Richard Hamilton still not with team. #Bulls via K.C Johnson via Twittter »Read More
NBA Power Rankings Week 19
The Miami HEAT continue to dominate. The LA Lakers step into the West's top eight & 15 overall in the NBA Power Rankings for Week 19 »Read More
Ranking the 2012-13 NBA Point Guards
Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook have been among the best point guards in the league this year, but neither cracks the top two of this list. »Read More
NBA AM: Let Derrick Rose Be Derrick Rose
The return of Derrick Rose might be the most over-hyped storyline in the NBA... Dwight Howard apologizes to Orlando... Josh Smith says he was asked if he was a max player, says he never... »Read More
Bulls’ Rose Dealing With Hamstring Issues
A new development may help explain why Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is still hesitant to return to the court. ESPN’s Doris Burke spoke with the former MVP before Sunday’s game against the... »Read More
NBA Sunday: The End For Amar’e Stoudemire?
The Knicks’ playoff chances took a hit with Amar’e Stoudemire’s knee injury. Is this the end of the line for the former All-Star? »Read More
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