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The Girlfriend and I were given some tickets to last night’s Milwaukee Bucks game, so rather than let those go to waste, we hit up the Fiserv Forum. We had a great time, no doubt, but I’d be lying if I said I could tell you what happened in that game. Like the obsessed man I am, I had the Bulls battle with the Celtics running on my phone practically the entire time. Sorry not sorry. •   So do you think the Bulls were happy to have fans back in the building? It was actually really kind o...

Dem J Designs for Def Pen Sports The Chicago Bulls were one of the most active teams hours before the trade deadline. President of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas and General Manager Marc Eversley strategically remained silent and out of trade rumors all throughout the first half of the season. These unique tactics allowed the Bulls to attack the trade deadline ferociously without any complications. And all of a sudden, a strong message was sent to the league with their array of moves....

You want Patrick Williams to do more. I want Patrick Williams to do more. Hell, Patrick Williams probably wants Patrick Williams to do more. The rookie’s quiet showing over the past month hasn’t exactly been what fans hoped to see out of him at this point in the season. Williams has scored fewer than 10 points in 13 of his last 15 games, and he has averaged only 6.0 shot attempts per game despite maintaining his spot in the starting lineup. Williams’ inability to play a more consistently ...

•   Thanks to this Turducken-stuffed second-half schedule, the Bulls have been depleted of pretty much any and all practice time. And while we can’t (and won’t!) point to that as the reason the team has failed to reach post-trade deadline expectations, it sure hasn’t helped. Adding a high-usage player like Nikola Vucevic into the mix comes with a learning curve, especially when the team’s pre-existing best player has struggled to stay on the floor. Not to mention, numerous other pl...

Let’s not put things in a spin cycle: The Chicago Bulls didn’t expect to end their season like this. At least not as of a month or so ago. When Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley made arguably the most shocking trade deadline deal – one that sent Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter, and two first-round picks to the Orlando Magic for All-Star Nikola Vucevic and veteran Al-Farouq Amin – they thought the postseason was on the horizon. They may not have been confident in their ability to clin...

The NFL Draft is tonight, which means it is a good time to remind everyone to follow our coverage at BN Bears! Luis always does an awesome job over there on draft night, and he also already has a ton of player profiles out for you to study before the Bears are on the clock. Follow the coverage on Twitter here and Facebook here. •   Throughout the Bulls extended rebuild, I’ve often found solace in the following: “At least the Knicks aren’t good.” With another major market team in the...

Only players to do that vs. Heat in a regular season (two-game minimum) are … Karl Malone (4x), Blake Griffin, Olajuwon, Anthony Davis, Ewing, Embiid, Garnett, Jokic, David Robinson and Westbrook •   To be quite honest, this is pretty surprising. Miami allows the fewest points in the paint per game, and they also rank 7th-overall in defensive rating. Vucevic has already played them three times this season with Orlando, walking away with a 1-2 record. In his most recent outing against the ...

Courtesy of the Fire After spending 12 years with one Chicago sports team, Jeff Tanaka is adjusting to working with another. Let go by the Bulls in May 2020 after the team hired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley to revamp the franchise, Tanaka became the Fire’s head athletic trainer last fall. When the Bulls moved on from him, the Sun-Times reported that Tanaka wasn’t being ‘‘scapegoated’’ for injuries but that the...

In all seriousness, I bet it means absolutely nothing. For all we know, the two fist-bumped in the tunnel or before the video was taken. Either way, it’s just kinda funny to see AK give him the unintentional cold shoulder. •  Since returning to the starting lineup five games ago, Coby White has gone from Charmander to Charmeleon (he isn’t a full-blow Charziard yet). And for those of you who don’t understand that reference, I’m simply saying he’s evolved. White has averaged 17.2 poi...

Detroit, Orlando, Cleveland, and now … Chicago. Woohoo.  •  With a 121-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last night, the Bulls have become the 4th-worst team in the Eastern Conference. The dismal performance came only two nights after picking up a promising win over Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, making the all-around lackluster effort that much more puzzling. All season long this team has played mind games. The moment it looks like they found that element of desperation they need, the...