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The Chicago Bulls will catch another break right when they need it most. According to The Athletic’s Blake Murphy, the Toronto Raptors will be with a slew of players for Thursday night’s game. Kyle Lowry (foot), Fred VanVleet (hip), Rodney Hood (hip), Paul Watson (NBA Protocols), Patrick McCaw (knee), and Jalen Harris (hip) will all be on the sideline due to differing injuries. All six Raptors remain out for tomorrow. Lowry, VanVleet, Hood, Watson, McCaw, Harris.   This will mark the third-straight game that the Bulls opponent will be without two of their top scorers. The Brooklyn Nets p...

The new Chicago Bulls (21-28) have arrived (*knocks on wood several times*). In losses to the Suns and Jazz, the Chicago Bulls showed gradual and promising improvements. The offense started to figure out how to properly use Nikola Vucevic, while the defense started to show a more consistently physical effort. Then, against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, the Bulls put everything together for arguably one of their best wins of the season. It was a breath of fresh air. Well, if Sunday was a breath of fresh air, then Tuesday was like inhaling the first chunk of oxygen on a brand new planet. The Ind...

Uhhhhhh … so how about this weather? •   After a brief stop at the United Center (and win over the Nets), the Chicago Bulls will now embark on another extended road trip (5 games). Things will tip off tonight against the Indiana Pacers, a team the Bulls beat in OT during their previous matchup to tie the season series. However, despite two prior meetings, Each team will have something new to worry about tonight. The Bulls have made significant roster changes since the deadline and the Pacers have recently gotten back bucket-getter Caris LeVert. •   Both teams have also been dealing ...

Pacers v. Bulls Preview with Rob Schaefer Share this story Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Happy Tuesday Pacers fans! I hope you’re all enjoying your day and your week has started off well! The Pacers are back in action tonight after two night’s off and look to clinch the regular season series against the Chicago Bulls in their third and final game. To get a better sense of where the Bulls are at post-trade deadline, I brought Rob Schaefer of NBC Sports Chicago on the pod to dicsuss the trade for Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine’s season, and much more!

•   Okay, just kidding, but how freakin’ insane was that shot? The moment that Final Four buzzer-beater dropped through the net, it etched itself into the basketball history books. Suggs’ names will not soon be forgotten, but that also could be because he is in store for one hell of an NBA career. Early draft boards have already had the 19-year-old picked to be a top-5 pick. However, after a moment like that and a tournament run like this, Suggs could be on the cusp of cementing himself as the clear-cut No. 2 pick. As an athletically gifted, defensively-savvy, super quick, wise beyond...