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MIAMI -- The Chicago Bulls deserve all the praise in the world for dragging themselves to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. They played the underdog role well and continued fighting all the way up until Jimmy Butler's 3-pointer clanked away just before the buzzer of their 94-91 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
MIAMI -- As Rip Hamilton peeled off his Chicago Bulls jersey for what he knew was probably the last time, he couldn't help himself from thinking about what might have been. Hamilton, who played just four games in the postseason, had just rattled off 15 points in 35 minutes in a 94-91 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 5.
MIAMI -- Guard Nate Robinson wants to return to the Chicago Bulls next season, but he isn't sure if the team will have enough cap space to keep him. "I would love to (come back)," said Robinson, whose Bulls were eliminated by the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
The philosopher Forrest Gump once noted that "sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." The Chicago Bulls battled injuries and cap-related roster deficiencies all season, but still managed to earn a No.
MIAMI -- Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was ruled out of their 94-91 loss in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat, meaning he officially missed the entire season after undergoing ACL surgery on May 12, 2012.
CHICAGO -- Al Capone's vault is no longer the biggest hoax in Chicago history. Welcome to the top spot, Derrick Rose's "Return." After the inspiring adidas "Return" documentary advertorial that started the season of our discontent, and all the time wasted, I mean spent, monitoring and predicting and debating the date of Rose's return and then ruminating on the murky reasons why it didn't happen, it's mercifully over.
MIAMI -- Here's a quick look at how the Miami Heat earned a 94-91 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena to win their Eastern Conference semifinal series 4-1: How it happened: LeBron James almost rattled off another triple-double, scoring 23 points with seven rebounds and eight assists as the Heat closed down this series.
Is time up for the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder this season? Our panel plays a little knockout heading into Wednesday night's elimination Game 5s. Read 5-on-5 here.
NEW YORK -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year. The boxer is projected to make $90 million in 2013, according to Sports Illustrated's annual list released Wednesday.
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