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A long offseason begins as Bulls fall to Heat in final play-in game

The Heat jumped on the Bulls midway through the first quarter and never let go the rest of the night. With this Bulls roster falling short yet again, there is some serious soul-searching to do, starting with free agent DeMar DeRozan.

By Joe Cowley

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Bulls coach Billy Donovan sees plenty of room for a healthy Lonzo Ball

Ball hasn’t played since the 2021-22 season. Since that time, Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu have emerged as legit scorers. Has the guard room gotten too crowded? Donovan doesn’t think so.

By Joe Cowley

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Bulls get chance for revenge against Heat in Miami

The Heat lost to the 76ers on Wednesday and have lost Jimmy Butler to a knee injury. The Bulls could take advantage of Butler’s absence Friday.

By Joe Cowley

White Sox and Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and the logos for SportsVision and Stadium.

Sports Media

With Stadium, Jerry Reinsdorf can create something he couldn’t 40 years ago

In 1982-83, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks games aired on SportsVision, a pay-TV service devised by business partner Eddie Einhorn. It was so far ahead of its time that it failed, miserably.

By Jeff Agrest

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Bulls dominate Hawks to advance in play-in tournament

Coby White led with a career-high 42 points, and the Bulls will face the Heat on Friday for the No. 8 seed in the East.

By Joe Cowley

Sports Media

Jerry Reinsdorf’s timing for new RSN isn’t great, but it shouldn’t stop him: expert

“It may be the best option available,” Marc Ganis, the co-founder and CEO of Chicago-based Sportscorp Ltd., said Wednesday. “Sometimes you just have to take the best option available, even if it’s not ideal.”

By Jeff Agrest

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Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu, Andre Drummond get OK for play-in game against Hawks

Andre Drummond (left ankle) and Ayo Dosunmu (right quadriceps) were sidelined at the end of the regular season, but they were cleared for the game vs. Atlanta, giving coach Billy Donovan some much-needed depth.

By Joe Cowley

NBA

Raptors' Jontay Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA

A league investigation found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games.

By Associated Press

Sports Media

Stadium, likely next TV home for White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks, figures to keep some continuity

Behind-the-scenes folks at NBC Sports Chicago, such as producers, directors and production technicians, would help ease the transition. The teams already have informed some current staffers that they would be making the move.

By Jeff Agrest

Alex Caruso, Clint Capela, Dejounte Murray

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Alex Caruso and his Bulls teammates are all set to try to lock down Hawks

Caruso likely will draw the Trae Young assignment first, but with guard Ayo Dosunmu close to a possible return from an injured quadriceps, Young could face a two-headed monster.

By Joe Cowley

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One question about the Bulls and Hawks meeting in a play-in game: Do they have to?

The very concept that a Bulls team frozen in borderline irrelevance, let alone a Hawks squad that’s even worse, could eventually give the top-seeded Celtics any sort of difficulty in a best-of-seven series is farcical.

By Steve Greenberg

Sports Media

White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks near deal to make Stadium their new TV home

The teams’ contract with rights holder NBC Sports Chicago expires in October, though there’s a possibility that the sides could agree to a six-month extension, in which case Stadium would take over when the Sox begin play next year.

By Jeff Agrest

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'Money on the table' time as Bulls get set to host Hawks in play-in game

They’ve played some thrillers the last two seasons, and this could be another one, but expect the Bulls to send the Hawks to an early summer vacation Wednesday.

By Joe Cowley

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Bulls drop season finale in New York, turn attention to play-in

The Bulls gave the Knicks all they could handle before falling in overtime. Next up is Atlanta and the play-in game as DeMar DeRozan & Co. hope to finally find that signature moment this season.

By Joe Cowley

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Bulls with some key injury concerns before play-in game against Hawks

Ayo Dosunmu (quad) has done a number on Atlanta’s Trae Young this season, and Andre Drummond (left ankle) has played some of his best basketball against the Hawks. Both could miss Wednesday’s play-in game.

By Joe Cowley

Obituaries

Hans Aeschbacher, beloved chef for Bulls, Blackhawks, dead at 80

As executive chef at the old Chicago Stadium and the United Center in the early 1990s, he cooked for athletes and their families as well as team owners. He later headed the kitchen for Smith & Wollensky and also worked at Chicago Cut Steakhouse.

By Mitch Dudek

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Hawks-Bulls play-in could go a long way in changing NBA landscape

While the No. 9 team in the Eastern Conference hosting the No. 10 team feels pretty meaningless in the scope of the postseason, the Bulls and Hawks are on the cusp of doing what they can to move big-money contracts this summer.

By Joe Cowley

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Bulls use mostly reserves, backups to beat Wizards

Coach Billy Donovan used the game to rest DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Alex Caruso. That meant an opportunity for rookie Adama Sanogo and veteran Jevon Carter to shine.

By Joe Cowley

Sports Saturday

With play-in game approaching, Bulls have to balance rest and rhythm

Locked into the No. 9 spot and set for a home play-in game against the Hawks, Billy Donovan used Friday’s game against the Wizards to rest his core three.

By Joe Cowley

College Sports

Polling Place: How will No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark fare in the WNBA? And should the Sky draft Angel Reese?

Also, we asked how excited you are to see the Bulls in the NBA’s play-in tournament. Let’s just say voters didn’t struggle to contain themselves.

By Steve Greenberg

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Bulls clinch No. 9 seed and home play-in game with win over Pistons

The Bulls didn’t mess around against Detroit like they had in two previous games. They beat the lowly Pistons 127-105 and locked in a home play-in game against the Hawks next week.

By Joe Cowley

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Bulls see training room get more crowded as season nears its end

Andre Drummond and Ayo Dosunmu missed Thursday’s game in Detroit and could be in danger of sitting out the last two regular-season games as the play-in approaches.

By Joe Cowley