Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls opened 2026 with momentum, taking down the Orlando Magic 121-114 on the season’s second night. The win came with an added highlight, as Matas Buzelis delivered a thunderous slam that instantly put him in the conversation for dunk of the year.
The Chicago Bulls have been up and down this season, but one thing that is sure: teams keep trying to score on them late in games. Last week, Giannis Antetokounmpo pulled out a windmill dunk in the final seconds when the game was already decided, and the Bulls were not happy with that.
The first half of the season has not gone according to plan for Coby White or the Chicago Bulls. White opened the year sidelined with a calf injury, and just as he began to find a rhythm, the same issue resurfaced.
Ayo Dosunmu nailed a ridiculous half-court shot during the Chicago Bulls’ matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. Dosunmu is going through his fifth season in the NBA, all with the Bulls.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
Once again handed a great opportunity to move back over .500, the Chicago Bulls handed it right back with a 112-98 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Worst of all, they were beaten by their own game, as the Hornets finished with plenty of fastbreak points and six players in double figures.
The Chicago Bulls have not had the kind of start to the 2025-26 NBA season that they were hoping for thus far. However, there is still time to turn things around.
It was supposed to be a contract year runway for Coby White. Instead, it’s turned into a stop-and-start season defined by calf issues and caution tape.
When the Chicago Bulls took down the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second game in a row, Matas Buzelis had his second-highest scoring night of the season with 24 points on 9-15 shooting.
The Chicago Bulls are currently hanging on to a spot in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. This is as we approach the halfway mark of the season.
Ahead of the Chicago Bulls win over the Orlando Magic, Coby White and Josh Giddey discussed the severity of their injuries. Both starting backcourt players were forced to leave the Bulls' loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves with a lower body injury.
Looking to stamp a winning homestand, the Chicago Bulls host the reeling Charlotte Hornets on the second night of a back-to-back for both teams on Saturday.
Two games after taking down the New Orleans Pelicans, the Chicago Bulls pulled off an even more impressive win without their top two scorers. The Depth Strikes Again With Tre Jones and Jalen Smith moving into the starting lineup for the injured Coby White and Josh Giddey, it was easy to wonder if the Bulls' second unit success would look the same.
On the second night of 2026, the Chicago Bulls began the new year on the right foot. Not only did they defeat the Orlando Magic 121-114, but they secured
Matas Buzelis scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished seven assists as the host Chicago Bulls defeated the Orlando Magic 121-114 on Friday. Kevin Huerter added 20 points and Nikola Vucevic and Jalen Smith both notched double-doubles for Chicago, which won its second game in a row and improved to 7-2 in the past nine.
Isaac Okoro scored 24 points, Tre Jones and Jalen Smith had double-doubles and the host Chicago Bulls had eight double-figure scorers in a 134-118 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.
The Chicago Bulls will have to soldier on without Josh Giddey for the foreseeable future. The Australian point guard hurt his hamstring early in the third quarter of the Bulls’ game Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.