WASHINGTON — It isn’t very often that Michael Reinsdorf speaks publicly about the state of the Bulls. Then again, it isn’t very often that the team president makes the decision to remove a front office before a season ends and before it has at least a decade on the job. He did both in 24 […]
Meeting is still everything, but Bulls coach Billy Donovan sounded sold
WASHINGTON — The meeting is still everything next week. Billy Donovan made that very clear on Tuesday in his first presser with the media since vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley — the men that were responsible for him being the Bulls coach — were fired 24 hours earlier. […]
Angel Reese is gone, the Bulls are starting over and another Cubs pitcher is hurt? Been one heck of a day
Just another manic Monday? Uh, no. Holy sports meltdown, Chicago. Sky superstar Angel Reese: shipped out of town. Bulls execs Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley: fired into the sun. Cubs Opening Day starter Matthew Boyd: sent to the injured list, where he can hang out and compare arm woes with pals Cade Horton and Justin […]
Bulls fire VP Arturas Karnisovas, GM Marc Eversley in major front-office shakeup
As the Sun-Times was reporting the last week, front office jobs were on the line for the Bulls. On Monday afternoon, the organization made it official, announcing that both executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Everlsey were fired from their posts. According to a source, both were on thin […]
Bulls hold steady at No. 9 position in draft lottery
It’s starting to feel as though the Bulls are safe in holding down the No. 9 spot in the NBA Draft lottery. Thanks to their seventh consecutive loss, a 120-110 defeat Sunday at the hands of the visiting Suns, the Bulls dropped two games behind the Bucks — who beat the Grizzlies — in the […]
Bulls hold steady at No. 9 position in draft lottery
It’s starting to feel as though the Bulls are safe in holding down the No. 9 spot in the NBA Draft lottery. Thanks to their seventh consecutive loss, a 120-110 defeat Sunday at the hands of the visiting Suns, the Bulls dropped two games behind the Bucks — who beat the Grizzlies — in the […]
Next 10 days could change immediate future for the Bulls organization
It was the first real fissure in the relationship. Back on Jan. 15, the Sun-Times reported that Bulls ownership was finally putting pressure on executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas to not only pick a lane but get this roster moving in some sort of positive direction. If that meant one step back […]
Guard Josh Giddey returns to watch Bulls get embarrassed in Big Apple
As far as Bulls guard Josh Giddey was concerned, it wasn’t a fluke. When the Bulls opened the season 5-0, it wasn’t because they were playing bully against teams such as the Wizards and Nets. No, they had a season-opening victory against the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons and beat playoff-caliber teams such as the Magic, Hawks […]
Illinois-Michigan final would be first NCAA title game between conference foes since ‘Miracle’ finish in 1988
INDIANAPOLIS — It was 50-50 at halftime, but Oklahoma’s Stacey King wasn’t worried. The game was being played at his high-scoring team’s preferred pace. The Sooners were stacked. They were a No. 1 seed for a reason. Plus, they’d already beaten Kansas twice during the season. No problem, right? Big problem. Jayhawks star Danny Manning […]
Bulls’ Tre Jones knows all about risk and reward of tanking
Tre Jones understands the power of losing games and tanking. He was a third-year guard for San Antonio in that 2022-23 campaign, mired in losing and disappointment throughout that season with the specter of a 7-foot-4 French kid looming over the entire bottom half of the league. The Spurs went into that lottery rolling a […]
Bulls’ Tre Jones knows all about risk and reward of tanking
Tre Jones understands the power of losing games and tanking. He was a third-year guard for San Antonio in that 2022-23 campaign, mired in losing and disappointment throughout that season with the specter of a 7-foot-4 French kid looming over the entire bottom half of the league. The Spurs went into that lottery rolling a […]
Josh Giddey sits against Pacers and Bulls will be careful with his return
Josh Giddey was held out Wednesday against the Pacers with tightness in his left hamstring, the same one that had cost him 19 games earlier this season. Coach Billy Donovan said Giddey is day-to-day. Whether Giddey will play again this season is up in the air. Donovan described how the Bulls must weigh players’ desire to play […]
As questions linger, Bulls trying to move on from Jaden Ivey saga
Bulls guard Tre Jones is not surprised by how much attention the Jaden Ivey situation has received since he was cut loose Monday. “I feel like that’s part of the business,” Jones said. “The media’s always looking for something to talk about. This is definitely easy to talk about; you don’t see it every day, […]
As questions linger, Bulls trying to move on from Jaden Ivey saga
Bulls guard Tre Jones is not surprised by how much attention the Jaden Ivey situation has received since he was cut loose Monday. “I feel like that’s part of the business,” Jones said. “The media’s always looking for something to talk about. This is definitely easy to talk about; you don’t see it every day, […]
As questions linger, Bulls trying to move on from Jaden Ivey saga
Bulls guard Tre Jones is not surprised by how much attention the Jaden Ivey situation has received since he was cut loose Monday. “I feel like that’s part of the business,” Jones said. “The media’s always looking for something to talk about. This is definitely easy to talk about; you don’t see it every day, […]
The Jaden Ivey fiasco sheds more light on a Bulls failing front office
SAN ANTONIO — It needed a “Godfather I” ending. Instead, it felt like the final episode of “The Sopranos” — incomplete and fade to black. That was the disappointment to come out of Monday evening. Bulls ownership had an opening to take care of all family business at once but stalled out after dismissing guard […]
Bulls waive guard Jaden Ivey after anti-Pride remarks
SAN ANTONIO — The Bulls wanted to see more from guard Jaden Ivey than the four games he played for them before his knee issues became a concern and he was shut down. As of Monday, however, they didn’t have to see anything from him any longer. The Bulls announced they had waived Ivey for […]
Onetime Spur Tre Jones talks ‘Iceman’ nickname and Caleb Williams
SAN ANTONIO — Tre Jones spent five-plus seasons wearing Spurs black and silver, learning the history of the organization. The Bulls guard has also spent the last few years in Chicago, and doing so as a football fan of the Bears and quarterback Caleb Williams. Those two worlds collided as Jones found himself stuck going […]
Bulls need to prioritize what matters most and recent history shows why
SAN ANTONIO – In the few impromptu conversations Arturas Karnisovas does have with members of the media throughout the season, he comes across as very normal. The Bulls’ executive vice president of basketball operations has a dry sense of humor, is good for a laugh, and prioritizes family. When it comes to his philosophy of […]
Bulls keep pace with Bucks by dropping close one to Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s not as though Bulls coach Billy Donovan still is searching for some deep meaning as the season winds down, but he didn’t have to look very far Saturday in case he was. First and foremost, Donovan still holds winning games and competing as his top priorities. Then there’s what happened earlier […]