When Billy Donovan's name was connected to the Kentucky Wildcats, he didn't mince words. "I'm happy here at this level," Donovan told ESPN in 2024. "I know I enjoy coaching and I know I enjoy coaching in the NBA." More specifically, Donovan expressed that his commitment was to the Chicago Bulls.
The Chicago Bulls are on the road on Saturday night as they travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in an interconference matchup. Chicago enters Saturday’s game with a 29-44 record after losing on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
The Bulls are officially out of it. Now comes the real question. What happens next? Chicago was eliminated from even play-in contention following Friday’s loss, and attention is already shifting to the offseason.
The Chicago Bulls were in full control during the first half in Oklahoma City – just like everyone expected. With a loss meaning elimination from the postseason field, it only felt right that Billy Donovan's Bulls would somehow pull off the upset over the defending champions.
The Chicago Bulls are officially eliminated from postseason and play-in contention, following their 131-113 road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, which might spell doom for Billy Donovan’s head coaching tenure.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The Bulls were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on Friday when they lost at Oklahoma City. Chicago (29-44) has nine games remaining and is 9.5 games behind Miami (39-35), the current No.
Joel Embiid made an emphatic return from injury, scoring 35 points to lead the 76ers to a dominant 157-137 win over the Bulls on Wednesday night. Back after missing 13 games with a strained right oblique, Embiid showed no signs of rust.
Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the 2026 Slam Dunk contest, but it was Mac McClung who dominated the headlines. The only player to win the contest three times in a row did not participate due to an apparent insecurity by other players.
The Chicago Bulls are heading towards another season of failing to actually make the playoffs. It’s another offseason of a rebuild but they aren’t bad enough to realistically get in the top four or five in the draft.
Iowa State head coach TJ Otzelberger doesn’t seem to be leaving Ames, Iowa, anytime soon. While Otzelberger’s name was one of several prominent coaches tied to the newly-opened North Carolina job, Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 said on Thursday that the Iowa State coach is not in the mix for the job.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s future in Chicago is generating plenty of noise this week. Reports have linked the veteran coach to the open job at North Carolina, while others suggest he might step away from the Bulls at season’s end to take a year off and figure out his next move.
Chicago Bulls power forward Jalen Smith and guard Jaden Ivey will miss the rest of the season due to their respective injuries, the team announced Thursday.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost Paul George for 25 games due to a drug suspension. His strong return Wednesday night showed there may be some benefits to his forced eight-week absence.
This offseason is going to be interesting for the Chicago Bulls as they are looking to improve the roster. They have a lot of young guards, but need to find talent in the frontcourt.
Mac McClung has made a living out of being one of the best NBA Slam Dunk Contest performer of all-time. He has won the competition three times in his career even though he’s simply a part-time player in the NBA, having played in a grand total of 10 NBA games for his career.
Collin Sexton scored 25 points and Matas Buzelis added 23 to pace seven players in double figures and boost the host Chicago Bulls to a 132-124 victory against the Houston Rockets on Monday.
The moment Yuki Kawamura steps onto the court at the United Center, you can feel the energy shift. The crowd rises, the noise builds, and for a brief stretch, one of the NBA’s most unlikely stories takes center stage.