Forward Kevin Durant scored 25 of his 39 points in the second half, and the Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers with a 104-98 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at Staples Center on Thursday night....
The Chicago Bulls have a few glaring needs, and with the NBA Draft Combine upon us, this is who they should be looking at. The combine is the place for prospects to make a case for their stock and perhaps move up a few spots on some draft boards. With numerous drills and the ever-so-important interview, team scouts will have each prospect under a microscope. Chicago's offseason plans are simple: Find...
Derrick Rose 2013-14 salary: $17,632,688 Age: 25 Season stats: 15.9 ppg, 4.3 apg (10 games) Season recap: After missing all of last season because of a torn ACL in his left knee, Rose made his long-awaited return and looked great in the preseason. Then the regular season came and he struggled to find his rhythm before tearing the meniscus in his right knee on Nov. 22 and missing the rest of the season....
Every week, ESPNChicago.com's Nick Friedell is joined by two other ESPN writers to weigh in on three questions that are on the minds of Chicago Bulls followers. 1. Given his uncertain long-term durability, does Derrick Rose need to recruit free agents now more than ever? Friedell: Probably but he has said repeatedly he's not going to do it so there's no reason to think that's going to change now....
CHICAGO -- Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen said Thursday he would be open to a new role to get back into the game. Pippen's former Bulls teammate Steve Kerr left the broadcast booth to take over as coach of the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and their former coach, Phil Jackson, recently took over as president of the New York Knicks. Would Pippen, who serves as a senior advisor to Bulls...
CHICAGO -- The silence of Tom Thibodeau and Gar Forman regarding the veteran coach's future with the Chicago Bulls spoke much louder than any words could have at Thursday's NBA draft combine. Both Thibodeau and Forman, the Bulls general manager, declined comment on the matter -- the lingering elephant in any room that both men walk into these days. As much as both men are trying to push past the rumors...
Every Friday, Sam Smith of Bulls.com opens his Ask Sam mailbag and responds to the latest round of emails from his readers ...
Clippers Coach Doc Rivers was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his comments criticizing officials after the 105-104 loss to Oklahoma City in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday night....
The WNBA season begins this weekend with a new collective bargaining agreement providing a solid framework for the future....
Donald Sterling says he and his wife, Shelly, are in the process of divorcing, following a scandal that had the L.A. Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA....
1 2 next single page Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets in five games By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 9:09 p.m. CDT , May 14, 2014 MIAMI— Call it five the hard way. But after several harrowing moments Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, including a singular scoring binge by Joe Johnson, the Heat are finally done with the Brooklyn Nets. Related Winderman's view: Heat 96, Nets...
Steve Kerr accepted an NBA head coaching job on Wednesday night, but it was not with the team that courted him for a month....
SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs are known more as a collective than a team dominated by a few superstars, and that sets them apart among contenders for the NBA championship....
The Bulls need help on offense, and Harris could be an option this offseason. It's not a secret that the Bulls need an influx of offensive talent. The return of Derrick Rose should certainly improve the Bulls' dire situation on offense, but even if he stays healthy and comes back close to his MVP self, he needs more help. The Bulls will have plenty of options to pursue in this crucial offseason, both...
Jimmy Butler 2013-14 salary: $1,112,880 Age: 24 Season stats: 13.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg Season recap: Butler dealt with a painful turf toe injury throughout the first month of the season. Once he got back on the floor, he played an iron man role for the Bulls, especially after his good friend Luol Deng got traded in early January. His defense was always solid, but he couldn't knock down jumpers consistently....
With the Miami Heat focusing on winning a third straight championship, another topic continues to overshadow their chase at history....
Stan Van Gundy signed a five-year, $35 million contract to become head coach and president of basketball operations of the Detroit Pistons....
The WNBA season begins this weekend with a new collective bargaining agreement providing a solid framework for the future....
The Chicago Bulls are in a position to make some significant roster moves during the 2014 transaction period, and a few of the current players are bound to be casualties of the NBA ’s business end. Change has been imminent since the franchise’s dealing of long-tenured player Luol Deng . That move signaled a shift in the team’s composition, a vision that will start to become clearer...
The NBA Coaching Carousel was set in motion after the season but got a jumpstart in the past couple of days. First Mike Brown was unexpectedly canned in Cleveland, and then late Tuesday the Pistons hired Stan Van Gundy to not only coach but run basketball operations. Van Gundy is the first domino to fall of the seven open positions , and it was a bit unexpected that he went to Detroit after it was...