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Chicago Bulls stretch four Nikola Mirotic finished second in the Rookie of the Year Award voting.  Nerlens Noel of the Philadelphia 76ers finished third. The Minnesota Timberwolves Andrew Wiggins took home the award.  I broke down all the top rookies for the Chicago Tribune RedEye edition. You can read that whole piece here.  NBA on TNT Analyst Webber on Nikola Mirotic: “He’s … [Read more...] about Nikola Mirotic: Chicago Bulls crucial, unsung hero

Game two of the de facto Eastern Conference Finals is tonight, and you've probably heard enough of the same exact talking points over and over again, even though we've only completed one game. … [Read more...] about Bulls vs. Cavs Game 2, best and worst NBA punditry

Charles Barkley said it best; the Chicago Bulls versus the Cleveland Cavaliers is "the real eastern conference finals," adding "we got screwed that Bulls vs Cavs is in the next round and not in the conference finals." So let's get it on. … [Read more...] about Charles Barkley previews Bulls-Cavs, the “real Eastern Conf Finals”

You'll recall Joakim Noah making his infamous crack about the city of Cleveland in 2010. During a presser Noah joked about how he's never heard anyone say they're excited to go to Cleveland on vacation. He's never heard of anyone being excited about visiting the metropolis on the shores of Lake Erie. Well, maybe he never went down to the lakeshore where all the tourist sites … [Read more...] about Joakim Noah seriously happy about visiting Cleveland

A pair of Michael Jordan game used shoes (not Nike Air Jordans, as these actually pre-date that product line) has now sold for $71,000. Just about everybody is on the hunt for pair of high quality gym shoes, but this is obviously a ton of money to put up for some sneakers. Of course, we know that anything M.J. is still huge these days. His Airness has been retired for a very … [Read more...] about Pair of Michael Jordan game used shoes sell for $71,000

Six months ago, the media were highly anticipating the idea of two Central Division rivals, the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, being the last two teams standing out East. … [Read more...] about Looking ahead to Lebron James vs. the Chicago Bulls

NBA on TNT Analyst Charles Barkley has cajones. This obviously is not news; Sir Charles has made a long, wonderful career of being the boldest, most outspoken sports figure in the American landscape. It's been that way for awhile. However, this is the first time I can remember Barkley previewing a playoff series between two teams that even STARTED their previous round … [Read more...] about Charles Barkley previews Bulls vs Cavs playoff series