The Chicago Bulls are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the San Antonio Spurs in an interconference matchup. Chicago enters Monday’s game with a 29-45 record after losing on the road to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
The Chicago Bulls may not have a whole lot to play for the rest of the way, but there remain plenty of key storylines to follow as the end of their 2025-26 season creeps closer.
The Bulls may finally have room to maneuver. Real room. As noted by ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Chicago could open up roughly $60 million in cap space this offseason, depending on how it handles its own free agents.
The Bulls don’t want to be stuck in the middle. They’ve been there long enough. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the biggest question facing Chicago this offseason is whether it can finally break out of that cycle, or risk falling right back into it.
While many settle down with a quieter life after retirement, Michael Jordan’s competitive personality seemed to make it a challenge to move into the NASCAR world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.