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Tonight during the Chicago Bulls defeat of the Miami Heat, there was a special Chicago Bulls cheerleader moment for the TNT cameras. A man popped out of an inflatable mascot costume to propose to his girlfriend, one of the Bulls’ “Luvabulls” dancers, or Chicago Bulls cheerleaders at center court of the United Center.
Since Derrick Rose went down with the season ending knee injury at Portland, the Chicago Bulls are 2-4 with a point differential. In the previous games, the Bulls were 6-5.
Yesterday, Derrick Rose was asked what do you say to the people who believe the Chicago Bulls should move on without you? There was silence for awhile, Rose took awhile to think and contemplate before answering, and then he said “you can be a fool if you want to.”
It was the signature moment of the first media appearance for Derrick Rose since he injured his meniscus, and was ruled out for the rest of the NBA season.
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Epic Rap Battles of History” (ERB), Maker Studios’ record-breaking series created by Peter Shukoff (aka Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (aka EpicLLOYD) returns today with Muhammad Ali vs. Michael Jordan. This battle will feature Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele” talent Keegan-Michael Key as Michael Jordan and Jordan Peele as Muhammad Ali.
One of the greatest basketball players of all time, #23 Michael Jordan (Keegan-Michael Key) dribbles into the ring to take on “The Greatest,” boxing legend Muhammad Ali (Jordan Peele). In a true test of athletic performance, this battle is sure to “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.”
Michael Jordan is recently married again. To a much younger woman named Yvette Prieto. She previously dated Julio Iglesias Jr. before meeting the Chicago Bulls legend and Charlotte Bobcats owner, His Airness Michael Jordan. It was recently announced that MJ and Yvette Prieto are expecting their first child.
Given how his first marriage went, and how his lifestyle seems to be, I don’t really get this decision. But then again, I also don’t get why women marry child molesters and stay married to them, so what do I know? Now is not the time for deep thinking; now is the time to see more of what Yvette Prieto looks like.
If you’re a hard core sports fan you’ve no doubt learned by now to go to Stub Hub or Ebay or somewhere in the secondary market to avoid buying directly from the teams themselves. Tickets are always way too expensive on the team’s official websites. Then there’s the silly package deals they try to force on you, in order to buy tickets to the big games that most people are interested in.
The Chicago Bulls are no doubt as bad as it gets when it comes to price gouging; as they have three pricing tiers for the nose bleed sections for “Premier Games.” The 300 level at the United Center, great for hockey, HORRIBLE for basketball, offers $80, $90 and $100 for the top choice games. Yes, $100 to sit in the freaking nose bleeds! For a regular season NBA game.
Well, things have obviously changed now since Derrick Rose got injured.
It’s that time of the year again. Roll out the hams and turkeys with sides of stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mediocre Thursday NFL football. But before all of the fun and awkwardness that family can offer comes over to your recently cleaned house, let’s take a look at some of the biggest sports turkeys the Windy City has seen in 2013.
To be clear, a sports turkey does not mean that they are not necessarily bad or ignorant. All it takes is one boneheaded or off-the-wall act or decision to be labeled a turkey.
Jordan Lynch bandwagon: This one pains me, but who in their right mind thinks Jordan Lynch is worthy of the Heisman Trophy? Even if Lynch somehow manages to snag an invite to New York for the trophy presentation, it will be a token one. His numbers are more than impressive but have been accumulated against bums. There are at least three other quarterbacks that will rank ahead of him in the voting process, and it is deserved. Like everyone else, I am enjoying watching Lynch single-handedly lead the Huskies to another BCS Bowl game, but have realistic expectations beyond the college football regular season. [Read more...]
Bill Murray and Derrick Rose have something in common now.
The Chicago Bulls are officially without Derrick Rose for the remainder of the 2013-14 season following surgery to repair a turn meniscus in his right knee. In hindsight, missing the season is probably the best. The timetable suggests that he had the meniscus repaired and reattached. A shorter expected recovery time would have meant that the surgery would have been to remove or partially remove the meniscus.
Another year is lost for a team seeing its championship window closing quickly. At this point it is shut, and changes should be, have to be made. There are numerous players that probably won’t fit into the team’s future plans and should be sold off to the highest bidder. The Chicago Bulls have to consider trading Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, and Joakim Noah. [Read more...]
(Update: Derrick Rose has surgery, to repair torn meniscus. Out for season. It’s now been made official)
Chicago Bulls and NBA fans alike have been pins on needles waiting the Derrick Rose MRI results. So without any further ado, here are the Derrick Rose MRI results:
The 2014 NBA Draft class is shaping up to be way more loaded than the 2013 group. Be prepared for ongoing discussion all season long as to who will be the first overall pick with Andrew Wiggins from Kansas, Kentucky’s Julius Randle, and Duke’s Jabari Parker all possibilities.
Here is The Sports Bank’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have NOT been taken into account with this second round. By the way, The Sports Bank had the most accurate NBA Mock Draft in both 2011 and 2012 along with the second most accurate mock in 2013.
The 2014 NBA Draft class is shaping up to be way more loaded than the 2013 group. Be prepared for ongoing discussion all season long as to who will be the first overall pick with Andrew Wiggins from Kansas, Kentucky’s Julius Randle, and Duke’s Jabari Parker all possibilities.
Here is The Sports Bank’s 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have been taken into account. By the way, The Sports Bank had the most accurate NBA Mock Draft in both 2011 and 2012 along with the second most accurate mock in 2013. [Read more...]
Derrick Rose will star in the NBA new Christmas ad campaign.
You can see that NBA Christmas campaign with Derrick Rose after the jump.
