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Ozzie Guillen Has Some Refreshing Opinions About The NBA

Patrick Burns — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34:46 EST

While he waits for the Miami Marlins to report to spring training, new manager Ozzie Guillen still has some time to take to Twitter to discuss the NBA. For instance, he is tired of hearing the constant criticism of LeBron James: More »

Will Ferrell Introduces Us To The Hornets, Bulls, And Luol Deng's Pet Dolphin, Chachi

Dave Shireley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:30 EST

Carlos Boozer's Young Son Chants "Let's Go Heat" While Watching Boozer Play Against The Heat

Dylan Murphy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:15:00 EST

Your morning roundup for Jan. 30, the day we learned a funeral isn't the only option. Video via @blazersedge. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

I Witnessed Carl Lewis Murder The National Anthem

Sean Newell — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:45:05 EST

Maybe Steven Tyler's performance of the Star Spangled Banner before the AFC championship game was the worst rendition ever, maybe not. It's on the list, anyway. And the list jogged my memory: On Jan. 21, 1993, I was in Brendan Byrne Arena when Carl Lewis sang the National Anthem. More »

The White Mamba Made Kris Humphries Look Silly Last Night

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:35:00 EST

The Bulls have been hard-hit by injuries, yet they keep winning. That's what happens when you can plug in Brian Scalabrine off the bench for 23 minutes. Big Scal set the tone for Chicago's fourth straight victory with a move that should make Kris Humphries very happy: it'll be shown on TV for a long time to come. The layup was reminiscent of Dr. J's baseline move, only a thousand times more impressive, because it's Brian Scalabrine. More »

Michael Jordan The Player Would've Hated Michael Jordan The Hardline Owner

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:30:00 EDT

Over at SB Nation, Tom Ziller has compiled some of Michael Jordan's contradictory views on the NBA lockout. In a meeting during the '98 lockout, for example, Jordan the player told Wizards owner Abe Pollin, "If you can't make it work economically, you should sell the team." Ziller points out that in this lockout, Jordan the owner "does not believe the current model allows him to make the Charlotte Bobcats work economically." [SB Nation] More »

Brian Scalabrine Is His Team's Second-Leading Scorer In Italy

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:45:00 EDT

Brian Scalabrine is one of those NBA players that we all delight in calling a "role player," even if his role was never particularly valuable. In Boston, his role was to occasionally come in to fall on a loose ball and get praised for his hustle, but mostly it was to delight all of the white kids from Southie who thought he could be Irish because of his red hair. Last year in Chicago it was very similar. Scalabrine—who, with apologies to TD Garden's 300 level, actually comes from an Italian family—now role plays in Italy, where he is just another ginger Italian boy who can fall on loose balls every now and then. More »

Michael Jordan's Golf Bag Would Like To Inform You That Michael Jordan Has Six Rings

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:45:00 EDT

Michael Jordan's golf bag would also like to inform you that he has a Nike brand that you may have seen somewhere. Have you seen it? It's OK if you haven't seen it, because the logo is right there, on his golf bag—right above the six NBA championship rings he won with the Chicago Bulls. (Maybe you didn't know about the championships. There were six of them.) More »

Michael Jordan Can Still Dunk, Sort Of

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:30:00 EDT

At 48 years old, Michael Jordan can still dunk a basketball. That seems merited. Here's the Bobcats owner at the team's fantasy basketball camp yesterday, throwing down (to use the term lightly!) at the request of a camper. Still, as TBJ points out, we've seen worse from Mike — even when he was a sprightly 39. More »

Here's John Sterling and Clyde Frazier Calling A 1989 Hawks-Bulls Game

David Roher — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:30:00 EDT

Walt "Clyde" Frazier and John Sterling, for better or worse, respectively, are two of New York's most recognizable sportscasters. Sterling has called literally every Yankees game in my lifetime, and Frazier has been on Knicks games even longer. Putting these men in a booth together in 2011 would be some combination of redundant, horrifying, and wonderful. Think rhyming, personalized slam-dunk calls or thesaurus-aided Joe Torre hero worship. More »

18-Year-Old Michael Jordan's Gibberishy, Cocky Love Letter To A Comely Lass Named Laquette

Jack Dickey — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:00:19 EDT

If only we had the grace and verve of Michael Jordan, we've often lamented, we could have been great basketball players. But that powerful desire never extended to love notes, when, clearly, it should have. More »

The Heat Wax The East, And Deep Down We Love It

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:15:00 EDT

Last night, the Miami Heat ended the Eastern Conference Finals with a 19-4 run in under four minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls in five games. If you were fortunate or unfortunate enough — I haven't decided which it is for me — to have watched the entire game, then you would have witnessed equal parts masterful comeback and epic collapse. It felt not quite like a train wreck but like a beautiful performance of something that was wholly revolting. Jeffrey Dahmer on ice. More »

Joakim Noah Taps Into America's Rage By Calling The Heat "Hollywood As Hell"

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 27 May 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Joakim Noah, who sat on the bench for much of the second half as Kurt Thomas tried to be the hero, pulled off the delicate skill of framing an absolute dis within a compliment last night. Kenny, Chuck, and Ernie are almost always this tickled with the world, but with this giggly reaction I get the sense that they'd actually like to make Noah one of their own some day. More »

Your Bulls/Heat Game Five Open Thread

Brian Hickey — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:30:00 EDT

If there's an element of Chicago Bulls fandom that thinks tonight could be the season's end, Mare Bear is not among them. And who knows, maybe she's right. Because if the LeBrons have shown the world one thing this offseason, it's that they're a .500 team on the road. More »

Your Bulls/Heat Game Four Open Thread

Jack Dickey — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:30:00 EDT

Tom Thibodeau is coaching about as well in this series as Craig Sager is dressing. So much Bogans. So much Korver. So little stopping of LeBron, Wade, and even Bosh. Accordingly, the Bulls lost two consecutive games for the first time since February. More »

This Is The Dunk That Made Reggie Miller Compare Udonis Haslem To Taj Gibson

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Today in very recent historical comparisons, Reggie Miller gave credit to reincarnated Heat forward Udonis Haslem for his Gibsonesque slam. "I didn't know Taj Gibson was playing for Miami this game!" Miller said, in that characteristic lilt of his, all forced giddiness and wonderment. Perhaps TNT told Miller to back off of his allusions to civil rights leaders in the past few days, because with the year that Haslem's had, this would have been a great chance for him to drop a "we shall overcome" reference, and for all of us to collectively vomit. More »

The Photo Of Taj Gibson's Dunk On Dwyane Wade Will Replace Bruce Lee Posters Across America

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Via the NBA Photo Twitter feed, we present to you the posterization of Dwyane Wade (click here to see the full view), who is usually the one doing the posterizing. To his credit, Wade has been only complimentary and self-deprecating about the dunk that was seen 'round the American couches and barstools last night — Richard Deitsch reported earlier today that TNT's broadcast of Game 1 was "the most-viewed NBA game in the history of cable television," with 11.1 million viewers. More »

This Is The Only Woman In The World Who Knows What It's Like To Get Caught Between Two Tim Tebows In Her Underwear

Mon, 16 May 2011 10:30:32 EDT

Your morning roundup for May 16, the day that Hickey got his edits from Lady Gaga. Tebow photo via @Lisa_Altobelli, who has the full shot. More »

Here's The Taj Gibson Dunk That Inspired Reggie Miller To Quote Martin Luther King On Air

Emma Carmichael — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:25:00 EDT

The Bulls beat the Heat by 21 points at home in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals this evening. Taj Gibson, who finished with nine points and seven boards off the bench for Chicago, had the two best dunks of the game. The first left Reggie Miller speechless, and presumably on top of Steve Kerr, and the second inspired him to quote Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Oh, my goodness," he said. "I have been to the mountaintop and back." More »

The NBA Playoffs Are Less Important Than Hockey, Oprah

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:00:57 EDT

One of the underrated subplots of the playoffs is when non-sports events get scheduled for our nation's arenas, and the conflicts it causes when a team goes deep. We've had two notable instances of it already, with the Lightning and Bulls running up against two of the most powerful forces in entertainment: Disney and Oprah. More »

Bulls Fan Learns The Shame Of The Giant Foam Hat

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:05:30 EDT

The giant foam hat is all fun and games until it is shown on the Jumbo Tron which is then shown on national television which is then uploaded to YouTube with ridiculing commentary and which then makes it to here, where we will shame your giant foam hat shame. What a world. More »

Phil Jackson Agrees That His Career Has Been The "Bee's Knees"

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:50:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for May 9, the day we learned of the Village tree thief. More »

Derrick Rose, NBA MVP, Thanks His Mother And Warms Our Frigid Hearts

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:30:00 EDT

Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the NBA's 2010-11 Most Valuable Player today. He is the youngest MVP in league history. Rose delivered remarks to members of the Chicago media this afternoon; he sounded perhaps nervous and certainly young, because he is. But he was careful to take the time to thank his mother Brenda, who raised him and his three older brothers on her own in Englewood. It was one of those moments that momentarily melted our bitter, cynical hearts, while also helpfully reminding us that Mother's Day is on Sunday and we had better, at the very least, go buy a Hallmark card after work. And then the NBA TV host said, "What a humble superstar!" and made a joke (read: plug) about Kias to close the show, and suddenly we hated everything again. More »

Jameer Nelson Did Not Use His Free Nosebleed Seats For The Hawks-Bulls Game Last Night

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:45:00 EDT

Back in April, the Chicago Bulls held off the Magic 102-99 after a Jameer Nelson three-pointer came too late. Nelson congratulated Bulls guard Derrick Rose with a promise to "catch you in the second round" of the playoffs (video of the exchange is above; the mixing is not our doing) during Rose's post-game sideline interview. More »

The Chicago-Indiana Five-Game Shoving Match Is Finally Over

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:20:00 EDT

The Pacers-Bulls series, now mercifully complete after Chicago did what they should have done all along and put together a 27-point victory last night, regressed into a shoving, name-calling match with one ejection and two technical fouls in Game 5. After the game, Danny Granger called out Joakim Noah for his "cowardly" cheap shots against Indiana players, and Pacers coach Frank Vogel conceded that "[i]n this series, everyone got an elbow in the throat." More »

Jeff Foster And The Brutal Art Of The NBA's Playoff Foul

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:30:00 EDT

Indiana's veteran forward Jeff Foster told the Indianapolis Star this week that he knows he'll be considered the "villain" after a series of hard fouls against the Bulls in the first round. The video above gives an idea of what he's talking about; he's yoked Derrick Rose a couple times, in Games 1 and 3, and landed an elbow directly in Luol Deng's face in Game 3. The NBA ruled both Game 3 fouls to be "flagrant 1" hits after the fact, and so Foster stayed in the game and will not be suspended unless he picks up more points during whatever remains of the series (Chicago leads 3-1). More »

Jon Barry Can't Stop Giggling At Derrick Rose

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EDT

Dan Shulman and Jon Barry tried their damndest to properly announce the Bulls-Pacers game on Saturday, but Derrick Rose made it a difficult task. We can't really blame them. Rose had 39 points in Chicago's 104-99 win, and his baskets were, throughout, brilliant. Brilliant enough to make Barry giggle in delight through most of his calls. "There's no plays I need to call for the Chicago Bulls," he said, after Rose converted an and-one opportunity to pull the Bulls within two points, 99-97, with just under two minutes to play. "It's Derrick Rose at the top, and everybody else — get out of the way." And then he giggled in delight. More »

Old Lady Bulls Fan Has Some Unkind Words For Chicago's Eastern Conference Rivals

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:00:14 EDT

Every team's got to have a superfan. Some are more adorably crazy than others. Meet Mary Ann, best known to her family and section 317 as Mare Bear. She has some things to say about the Heat and the Celtics. More »

One Reason Sir Charles Doesn't Like Reporters Is Because They're Idiots

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:25:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Chuck wants a vacation in Chicago, so Chuck wants the Bulls to win. More »

Even The Top Seed In The Playoffs Isn't Good Enough For This Expressive Bulls Fan

Brian Hickey — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for April 9, the day it became painfully evident that knowledge gleaned from the Old Testament and YouTube videos do not a professional at-home circumcisionist make. More »

Derrick Rose Floats One Off The Glass, And The Bulls Take The East

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:15:00 EDT

Last night, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Celtics by 16 points, 97-81. In doing so, they effectively clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since the 1997-98 season — Chicago would have to lose the remainder of its games and the ~~Heat~~Celtics would have to win the rest of its schedule for that not to be the case. More »

Mystery Solved: Courtside Guy At Bulls Games Is Matt Pritzker, And He Is Very, Very Rich

Jack Dickey — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:35:00 EDT

I-Team, you may stand down. So many of you have written in to solve today's mystery about the young fellow who sits courtside at Chicago Bulls games. More »

I-Team, Do You Know Who This Perpetually Courtside Bulls Fan Is?

Jack Dickey — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:25:00 EDT

Busy day for you guys, we recognize. But tipster Tom has written in with a pressing question: More »

College Kid Who Cried "Coach Attacked Me" Apparently Decided To Steal Two Beers From The Phillies

Brian Hickey — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for April 8, the day the Associated Press union decided to stick it to The Man, with whom it's negotiating a new contract, by not promoting stories on Facebook and Twitter next week. Consequences will never be the same. More »

We Were All Waiting For Choir Girls To Harmonize About Derrick Rose's MVP Season To Make It Official

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:35:00 EDT

Derrick Rose has officially gotten the "Lexy and Stephany" treatment, and so now is as good a time as any to acknowledge the man who will very likely be named the NBA's 2010-2011 MVP. If there's any sign that you've "made it," this isn't it, but it is a nice gesture nonetheless. We're harboring a theory that Stephany and Lexy (Lexy and Stephany?) are the two long-lost cousins of Rebecca Black, but that seems a little too obvious. We can say that the sisters are musical pioneers in their own right; they've carved out a niche style in this song that is something like female-barbershop-duo music. With braces. Our tipster tells us that they've sung the national anthem at a few White Sox games, and their YouTube portfolio includes some riveting pieces, including "Eye of the Tiger" and "Dancing Queen." And this, a tribute to Derrick Rose. Crown the man already. More »

Here's Video Of Derrick Rose Making Up For A Turnover With A Sky-High Blocked Shot

Brian Hickey — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bull who LeBron thinks should be league MVP, made a very nice defensive play last night to prevent the Raptors from pulling within two points in the third quarter. Seconds later, he assisted on a three-pointer. And just like that, the Bulls were up seven. And just like that, coach Tom Thibodeau topped Phil Jackson's first-year mark of 55 victories, while the Bulls moved three games ahead of the Heat for the conference top seed and within one game of the Spurs for the league's best record. More »

Derrick Rose Made This Young Hawks Fan Cry

Jack Dickey — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for March 22 23, the day Glenn Beck contemplated launching his own channel, and we all contemplated launching ourselves off bridges. More »

Alley-Oop To Derrick Rose Is Special

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:30:00 EDT

The Bulls keep winning — they beat Sacramento by 40 points last night in Chicago — and have earned the franchise's first 50-win season since the 1998 title year. They've been so good not only because their point guard is Derrick Rose, a candidate for the league MVP, but also because their team chemistry is such that someone like Keith Bogans can lead the fast break while Rose swoops down the sideline and springs for an alley-oop like this one. The most impressive replay on this clip is the third shot we see — in full speed from above, Rose's ascent is so rapid that it's a wonder he doesn't careen directly into the backboard. But he controls himself and throws it down, because Derrick Rose "...is special." More »

Derrick Rose Dunks, Reminds Us That NBA Does Not Suspend Play For March Madness

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:25:00 EDT

Derrick Rose is so very fun to watch. Here's a give-and-go from Chicago's 84-73 win over New Jersey last night in Newark. It's a great play to watch because it's perfectly fundamental — he plants right, cuts left, and lets out a playground "woop!" for the pass from Kurt Thomas. Rose had 21 points as the Bulls won their eighth straight and went ahead to lead the Eastern Conference. More »

Most 1990s Sale Ever: Scottie Pippen Some Lady Auctioning Off Beanie Baby Bins [UPDATE]

Jack Dickey — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:05:00 EDT

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Pop your En Vogue tape in the Aiwa, kids, and head on over to Scottie Pippen's estate sale in Highland Park, where you can buy (seriously) some Rubbermaid receptacles full of literally ~~priceless~~ worthless keepsakes. More »