Tag: Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers

By Josh Tolentino EBC Sports CHICAGO – Jordan Clarkson was all smiles as he decked out in a pink jacket and t-shirt that read, “I used to be cool” on following Wednesday evening’s game in Chicago. Contrary to his postgame attire, the Los Angeles Lakers guard was on fire and the star of the night as the Lakers topped the Bulls 96-90, behind a team-high 18 points from Clarkson. “It was a complete team effort,” […]

NBA: Wade set for a return to his Chicago roots

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Dwyane Wade, a three-time NBA champion with Miami, is set to join his hometown Chicago Bulls following 13 seasons with the Heat, the US media reported Wednesday night. The 34-year-old free agent and 12-time all star reportedly baulked at a two-year, $40 million deal from the only franchise he has known. His new deal will reportedly pay him $47.5 million over two years, with a player option in year two. […]

NBA: Pau Gasol poised to join Spurs, Duncan to retire?

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Paul Gasol has agreed to join San Antonio on a two-year deal worth $30 million as Spurs legend Tim Duncan mulled retirement, reports said Monday. Spanish star Gasol has verbally agreed to join San Antonio after spending the past two seasons with the Chicago Bulls. The former Los Angeles Lakers player averaged a double-double (16.5 points, 11.0 rebounds) per game last season but was unable to lead the […]

NBA: Bulls send former MVP Rose to Knicks in six-man deal

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls playmaker Derrick Rose, a former NBA Most Valuable Player nagged by knee injuries for years, was traded to the New York Knicks on Wednesday in a six-player deal. The move came on the eve of the NBA Draft, when the Knicks will look for more help after missing the playoffs last season. Rose, fellow guard Justin Holiday and a second-round 2017 NBA Draft pick were sent to […]

NBA: Noah tells teammates he’s done with Bulls: report

CHICAGO, United States(AFP) — Joakim Noah has told teammates in recent weeks that he is finished playing for the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday, saying he has no faith in team executives. The newspaper reported Noah plans to take advantage of free agency because, as one unidentified player told the Sun-Times, he “has no trust in the front office getting this in the right direction.” This past season, the Bulls went 42-40, two […]

NBA: Bulls rally to shock Rockets, boost playoff bid

The Chicago Bulls rallied from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to shock the Houston Rockets 103-100 on Thursday and boost their NBA playoff hopes. Nikola Mirotic drained a go-ahead three-pointer with less than three minutes to play and Houston’s Trevor Ariza saw an attempted game-tying three-pointer fail at the buzzer. Mirotic scored a game-high 28 points. His three-pointer from the corner with 2:56 remaining put the Bulls up 92-91 and was followed by a dunk from […]

NBA: Record-setting Heat scorch Bulls

LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat were on fire on Tuesday, connecting on a club record 67.5 percent of their shots in a 129-111 NBA victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Heat’s shooting percentage was not only the best in franchise history, it was the best in the NBA this season. Miami center Hassan Whiteside had a career-high 26 points with 14 rebounds and four blocks — all game highs. It was […]

NBA names Jimmy Butler most improved player

MAY 8 — In United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA) named Chicago Bulls member Jimmy Butler as Most Improved Player for the year 2014-2015. Butler is the first member of the Chicago Bulls to receive the award. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Bulls’ Noah named NBA defensive player of the year

(Reuters) – Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was named the National Basketball Association’s defensive player of the year on Monday, the first player from the franchise to earn the award since Michael Jordan in 1988. Noah, whose father Yannick won the 1983 French Open tennis championship, was the centerpiece of a Chicago defense which held opponents to a league-low 91.8 points per game during the 2013-14 regular season. The 29-year-old received 555 out of a […]