The Sky dropped their final game of the WNBA preseason tournament at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, falling 76-69 to the Minnesota Lynx....
Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce recently told teammates they could not have a "fear factor" when playing the Miami Heat....
Duke forward Jabari Parker and Kansas center Joel Embiid, who are possible No. 1 overall picks, will not attend the NBA predraft combine this week in Chicago, Yahoo Sports reported Sunday....
LOS ANGELES -- Despite 40 points from Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, the Los Angeles Clippers used a fourth-quarter rally for a 101-99 victory over the Thunder in Game 4 of this Western Conference semifinal series before a sellout crowd of 19,365 at Staples Center on Sunday....
Shelly Sterling says she may eventually divorce Donald Sterling and will fight efforts to force her to sell her share of the L.A. Clippers....
Los Angeles Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, who was banned for life from the NBA over racist comments, has apologized and asked for forgiveness on Sunday in his first public statement since the controversy began....
Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls blossomed into unquestionably the best passing center in the NBA last year. How much of that will be sustained when Derrick Rose returns (again) next season? Noah’s passing game wasn ’t just the best by a center last season; it was one of the best in history. Per basketball-reference.com , among centers qualified for the assist-per-game leaderboard, he...
There are a variety of opportunities for New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony to explore and subsequently seize this summer when he reaches free agency. Signing with the Chicago Bulls isn't one of them. Enough uncertainty exists in New York for Anthony to consider leaving. The Knicks' 2013-14 campaign was catastrophic and empty, a stark reminder of how far away the end to a four-decades-long...
It's no secret that Tom Thibodeau doesn't always get along with his bosses in the Chicago Bulls organization. But unlike Mark Jackson and the Golden State Warriors , that hasn't resulted in a termination of their relationship. Yet. As ESPNChicago .com's Nick Friedell recently reported, "It appears as though all the ups and downs that Thibodeau and the front office have experienced...
Gasol named the Bulls as one team he may be interested in when free agency rolls around. Pau Gasol's name has been thrown around as a possible option for the Bulls this offseason [SI's Chris Mannix ( via ) had a 'poll of executives' mentioning the Bulls as a Pau destination last month -yfbb] , and while the big man said he'd prefer to remain with the Lakers in an interview with the Spanish sports...
Every Friday, Sam Smith of Bulls.com opens his Ask Sam mailbag and responds to the latest round of emails from his readers ...
The Golden State Warriors are planning to contact Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau and former Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni for their vacancy, according to the San Francisco Chronicle....
Do you ever think, “What if...?” when it comes to reflecting on your favorite sports teams? It’s a fun game, because with a few tweaks to history, you can greatly improve a franchise’s fortunes. The Chicago Bulls legacy is full of such "what ifs." An injury that didn ’t happen here. A player chooses not to retire there. A slightly different decision is made elsewhere,...
Nazr Mohammed 2013-14 salary: $884,293 Age: 36 Season stats: 1.6 ppg, 2.2 reb Season recap: Mohammed played the same role he did last season -- as little used backup center. Tom Thibodeau used him sparingly throughout the year, but Mohammed stayed ready for whenever his name was called. He was respected by his coaches for his professionalism. Season highlight: Mohammed scored 9 points and pulled down...
Late in the regular season, Taj Gibson said winning the NBA’s Sixth Man award would be “a dream come true.”...
Two websites on Wednesday said a newly obtained recording has Donald Sterling denying being a racist and vowing to keep the L.A. Clippers despite a lifetime ban by the NBA and calls that he sell the team....
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, who was mentioned for the job opening of the Los Angeles Lakers, did his best to squash those rumors, reiterating his position that “I'm a college coach.”...
Carlos Boozer 2013-14 salary: $15,300,000 Age: 32 Season stats: 13.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG Season recap: Boozer had his worst season as a Bull. He became mostly a two-quarter player under Tom Thibodeau -- playing the first and third quarters -- then sitting on the bench in crunch time. After his best season as a Bull last year, Boozer's numbers regressed and he became the first player to openly question some...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- The Thunder bounced back from a humbling loss in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a thorough 112-101 victory on Wednesday....
Shelly Sterling's intention to hold on to the Clippers in the wake of the NBA's plan to force her husband, Donald Sterling, to sell the team has brought a strong response from Los Angeles civil rights groups, which say they will call for a boycott of the team if she does not "stand down."...