CHICAGO -- Luol Deng has been such an integral part of the Chicago Bulls' success over the past three seasons under Tom Thibodeau that the idea of Deng playing somewhere else will make the veteran coach cringe.
DEERFIELD. Ill. -- Rest and recovery is now on tap for many Chicago Bulls players now that the season has come to a close. The walking wounded included Joakim Noah and his sore feet, Kirk Hinrich and his calf injury, Luol Deng and his complications from a spinal tap and, of course, Derrick Rose, who still needs to regain the necessary confidence after his ACL injury last April.
MIAMI -- For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Bulls head into the summer knowing that their team will look a lot different in October than it did at the end of the season. The Bulls' core, led by a presumably healthy Derrick Rose, will be largely intact barring a major trade this summer.
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.
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was ruled out of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, meaning he could officially miss the entire season after undergoing ACL surgery on May 12, 2012.
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng was listed as active just before the tip of Monday's Game 4 against the Miami Heat while guards Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose have been ruled out. Read the entire story.
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- The playing statuses for Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng and guard Kirk Hinrich have not been determined for Monday night's Game 4 against the Miami Heat as the duo is still considered day to day, coach Thibodeau said Sunday.
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Luol Deng may have lost 15 pounds in the past week, but as his coach likes to say, he still "has more than enough" to carry that large chip on his shoulder. Don't get me wrong, it's a good chip.
Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich underwent a second MRI on his bruised left calf Thursday while Luol Deng was feeling a little better, according to coach Tom Thibodeau, but both are unlikely to face the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday at the United Center.
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng and guard Kirk Hinrich will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, according to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. Read the entire story.
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