Bulls Team Report
(Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:05:23 PDT)
Frustration boiled over at the end of the Bulls' seventh straight loss.
One night earlier, the Bulls were the victim of a physical foul when guard Derrick Rose suffered a sprained left wrist after being knocked out of the air by Magic center Dwight Howard and hitting the court hard.
With about five minutes left in Friday's game at Miami, center Brad Miller tried to block a drive by Dwyane Wade and was called for a flagrant foul. Miller and teammate Kirk Hinrich collected three technical fouls arguing the call, with Hinrich getting thrown out. Coach Vinny Del Negro got a technical earlier in the game.
Hinrich was suspended one game without pay, the NBA announced Saturday.
The Bulls were frustrated not only by the flagrant foul, since Miller was basically...
Bulls' Hinrich suspended; Suns coach Gentry fined
(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:53:20 PST)
Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for making contact with a referee. The NBA also announced Saturday that Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry has been fined $25,000 for improper conduct toward a referee and for failing to leave the court in a timely manner after his ejection.
Heat pull away from reeling Bulls, 108-95
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:29 PST)
The Heat-Bulls rivalry came back to life Friday night, replete with three technicals, a flagrant foul, and an ejection -- all on the same possession. Fighting words followed, too. Yep, playoff time must be near. Jermaine O'Neal scored a season-high 25 points, Quentin Richardson added 23 and the Miami Heat beat a Chicago team playing without its three top scorers 108-95 -- not only sending the...
Hinrich hit with 2 technicals, ejected
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:15:39 PST)
Chicago guard Kirk Hinrich was ejected with 4:43 left in the fourth quarter of the Bulls' game at Miami on Friday night after drawing two technical fouls. The sequence started with Heat guard Dwyane Wade driving the lane and a flagrant foul being called on the Bulls' Brad Miller. Hinrich drew one technical for complaining about that call, and moments later, drew another one.
Rose out for Bulls-Heat game with sprained wrist
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:51:26 PST)
Add Derrick Rose to what's nearly become an epidemic of medical problems for the Chicago Bulls, all coming at the worst possible time of the season. Rose was held out of Chicago's game in Miami on Friday night with a sprained left wrist, suffered the previous night in a collision with Orlando center Dwight Howard.
The Kings are looking to finish strong
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:10 PST)
I don't mind the talk of play-in tourneys, rumblings about how teams are dogging it as the season nears its...
Suicide lines: Rose's wrist; Green's green; Foyle's not finished
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:37 PST)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your Cheerios.
Bulls' Derrick Rose sprains wrist against Orlando
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:38 PST)
Bulls guard Derrick Rose has sprained his left wrist after another collision with Orlando's Dwight Howard. Rose drove the lane hard for a layup in the final minute of the first quarter against the Magic on Thursday night when he was knocked to the floor in a midair collision with Howard. Rose clutched his lower back and hand before slowly rising to his feet, making one of the free throws.
Magic roll past Bulls 111-82 as Rose sprains wrist
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:10:41 PST)
Dwight Howard insists he didn't intend to hurt Derrick Rose. He was just protecting the basket. So when Rose drove the lane hard and tried to finish over the towering center for the second time this season, the man who goes by "Superman" again delivered on his nickname. The Man of Steel. "I think if you hit something that doesn't move," Howard said, "you usually end...
Bulls fading in tough stretch
(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:34 PST)
A year ago, the Chicago Bulls were piling up wins and building momentum that carried them into the playoffs and an epic showdown with the Celtics. Now? It's losses that are piling up, along with injuries. If the season ended now, the Bulls would be out of the playoffs. At 31-32 and with five straight losses, the Bulls were ninth in the Eastern Conference and trying to orchestrate another turn in...
Video: World's second biggest Brad Miller fan meets Brad Miller
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:50:57 PST)
I think it's safe to say we all love the Chicago Bulls ' Brad Miller. Some of us love him for his zany...
The 10-man rotation, starring the NBA's first Chinese champion
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:47 PST)
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...
Chiding Michael Jordan
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:11 PST)
Jerry Krause never did this, Michael. Not even close. You ranted and raved and cursed and called Jerry Krause...
Knicks planning for Hawks' Joe Johnson
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:02:31 PST)
The New York Knicks are obviously going to do everything it can to convince LeBron James to leave the Cleveland...
Hunter gets new job with Bulls
(Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:19:25 PST)
The Chicago Bulls have given former guard Lindsey Hunter a new role, hiring him as player development assistant after waiving him earlier in the week. Hunter basically served as a mentor for the younger players during his 1 1/2 seasons with the Bulls, particularly All-Star Derrick Rose, and rarely got into games.
Knee injury sidelines Nuggets' Martin
(Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:39:00 PST)
Kenyon Martin has a partial tear of his left patella tendon. Rest and possibly surgery are among his options.
Collison makes strong impression on Paul
(Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:47:00 PST)
Rookie point guard Darren Collison hopes to keep the Hornets in the playoff hunt until Chris Paul returns.
Bulls' Noah needs more than three weeks?
(Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:20:24 PST)
The Chicago Bulls are giving Joakim Noah three weeks off so plantar fasciitis can disappear from his left foot.
Bulls' Noah to miss 3 weeks with foot problem
(Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:08:23 PST)
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah will miss three weeks because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot that has been bothering him since mid-January -- a blow as his team starts a brutal stretch of games against some of the NBA's better teams. Noah missed seven straight games at one point in February and played limited minutes in his first three games back before getting 11 rebounds in 27...
