Category: Bulls News

Tiger Woods pays subtle homage to Bulls legend Michael Jordan ahead of first tournament since spring

Ahead of his first tournament appearance since the Masters, Tiger Woods may have shown some love to Chicago Bulls legend Micahel Jordan.

There are few more influential athletes than Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. When he was in the league, he made a worldwide impact, and he put the Bulls on the map. Not only did he bring six titles in eight years to the city of Chicago, but he transformed millions of people around the globe into Bulls fans.

But fans weren’t the only people influenced by Jordan. Jordan inspired a whole generation of hoopers, and his impact extended beyond the sport of basketball, too. He created the Jordan brand, which is now one of the biggest in the sports world.

Recently, his influence may have found its way to golf by way of Tiger Woods.

Woods is competing in the Hero World Challenge at the Albany Golf Club, his first tournament appearance since the Masters this past spring. Upon arrival at the event, fans noticed a look that may have been an homage to Jordan.

His leg sleeve looks to be the same one that Jordan wore back it the day, as photographed in this image of him facing off against the Utah Jazz.

Woods is signed to Nike, the company that owns the Jordan brand, and the two legends have linked up on occasion in the past. Jordan’s fondness for golf has led to the two hanging out on the links.

Whether or not Woods was intentionally showing some love to Jordan is unknown, but the evidence makes it seem pretty clear.

Maybe the leg sleeve will help him deliver in the same way Jordan did in his prime.

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DeMar DeRozan has heaps of praise for Coby White after Bulls win over Pelicans: ‘He was special tonight’

After the Chicago Bulls win over the New Orleans Pelicans, DeMar DeRozan showed love to Coby White.

This Chicago Bulls season has been a disaster. Based on their expectations heading into the year, the Bulls have failed. And they have failed to the point where they are the first teams most people bring up in trade rumors, with Zach LaVine’s name taking the lead in that category.

However, amidst all the struggles the Bulls have dealt with this season, Coby White has been emerging. After taking a massive step back in the rotation last year, White is playing roughly 10 more minutes a night and has improved in nearly every statistical category year over year. The 23-year-old guard is finally coming into his own.

White’s play has drawn the praise of his teammate, DeMar DeRozan. (H/t Sam Smith of NBA.com)

Bulls guard Zach LaVine sidelined with foot soreness amid swirling trade rumors

Chicago star Zach LaVine will miss some time with foot soreness as trade rumors continue to swirl.

The Chicago Bulls announced former All-Star guard Zach LaVine will be sidelined for “one week” with right foot soreness, according to the Athletic’s Shams Charania. Chicago’s next three games are against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Charlotte Hornets, and the San Antonio Spurs, but around mid-December, the schedule gets much tougher for the Bulls. As such, bringing LaVine back as soon as possible will be critical for Chicago with such a tough slate of games coming up.

The club already sits at the bottom of the standings in the Eastern Conference, and any prolonged losing streak could make a shot at the playoffs much more difficult. LaVine is averaging 21.0 points per game this year along with 4.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Chicago’s offense already ranks No. 26 in the entire NBA, and being without such a potent scoring weapon will only make things worse.

LaVine appeared in 77 games for Chicago last season, and has yet to miss any action during the 2023-24 season. That said, trade rumors regarding LaVine have only grown louder in recent weeks as the Bulls have struggled to compete. LaVine himself recently voiced his frustration.

Billy Donovan refuses to make excuses for Bulls struggles: ‘You are what your record says you are’

Head coach Billy Donovan refuses to make any struggles for the Chicago Bulls’ struggles this season.

In 2021, the Chicago Bulls completely changed course. They swiftly exited their rebuild, trading for Nikola Vucevic at the deadline and signing DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso the following offseason. Since then, however, the Bulls have won just a single playoff game, and Ball hasn’t played since his opening 35 games with the team.

This year, things haven’t gone much better. The Bulls are 5-13 at the time of writing this, ready to take on the Boston Celtics – the owners of the NBA’s best record. Ahead of the In-Season Tournament affair against Boston, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan spoke at length about Chicago’s struggles.

He stressed that there should be no excuses made for how poorly they’ve performed this season.

Billy Donovan accepts blame for Bulls’ struggles this season: ‘I take ownership in this, too’

Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan spoke about the blame that he takes in the team’s struggles this season.

The Chicago Bulls have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA this year. They’ve lost seven of their last eight games, including four in a row by nine or more points. Their most recent loss saw them blow an early 21-point lead to the Brooklyn Nets, in which they gave up 25 three-pointers (the most in Bulls history).

Arturas Karnisovas has spoken up about his disappointment in the team’s performance, the players have expressed their frustration with the results, and head coach Billy Donovan hasn’t been pleased, either. Ahead of the Bulls’ In-Season Tournament game against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Donovan spoke about it.

Donovan said that he takes just as much responsibility for the Bulls’ lack of success as everyone else.

Zach LaVine voices frustration after Bulls’ historic loss to Nets: ‘It doesn’t feel good’

After the Chicago Bulls’ historic loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Zach LaVine expressed his frustration with the Bulls’ season so far.

Heading into their Sunday night contest against the Brooklyn Nets, the Chicago Bulls were reeling. They had lost three games in a row by 18 points, 14 points, and 13 points, respectively. Chicago needed a win in the worst way, and their game against Brooklyn started off promising with a 30-9 run. Then, the worst possible outcome occurred.

The Bulls blew the lead in dramatic fashion, eventually losing the game 118-109. In the process, they allowed 25 Nets three-pointers – the most-ever made in a game against the Bulls. So, technically, Chicago made history. It’s just not the type of history they were hoping to make when the season got underway.

With the loss, the Bulls moved to 5-13 on the season, and after the game, Chicago star Zach LaVine expressed his frustration. (H/t Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune)

Nikola Vucevic discusses Bulls’ poor defense in ugly loss to Nets: ‘We don’t do a good enough job communicating’

After the Chicago Bulls’ brutal loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Nikola Vucevic spoke about their failures on the defensive end.

The Chicago Bulls got off to a roaring start on Sunday night. They jumped out to a 30-9 lead over the Brooklyn Nets by the 4:37 mark in the first quarter. Patrick Williams had a hot start, Coby White was cooking, and the Nets couldn’t get anything to fall. Everything was going well… until it wasn’t.

From that point on, the Bulls were outscored 79-109 by Brooklyn, leading to a 109-118 loss. The Nets nailed 25 triples – the most any team has ever made against the Bulls – leading to their monumental comeback. Spencer Dinwiddie, Royce O’Neale, and Lonnie Walker IV all had 20 or more points, and the latter two each hit six threes on the night.

After the game, Bulls big man Nikola Vucevic spoke about the Bulls’ poor defensive effort against Brooklyn.

DeMar DeRozan expresses frustration with Bulls’ losing ways after loss to Raptors

After the Chicago Bulls loss to the Toronto Raptors, DeMar DeRozan expressed his frustration with the team’s losing ways.

It’s been an ugly season for the Chicago Bulls so far. Nothing has been going right. On Friday night, they took on the Toronto Raptors in their third of four In-Season Tournament games. Unfortunately, they lost 121-108, which moved them to 0-3 in the In-Season Tournament, mathematically eliminating them from the tournament.

And to make matters worse, they got taken down in an absolute blowout at the hands of the Raptors. Toronto was up by as many as 20 points, and the Bulls’ last lead of the game was in the first few minutes. It was a near-wire-to-wire win for the Raptors, and the Bulls moved to 5-12 on the year.

After the game, Bulls star DeMar DeRozan expressed his frustration with Chicago’s losing ways as of late.