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Lonzo Ball and Patrick Williams are on target to return — but Chicago Bulls won’t count on them to save the season

Injuries have been the go-to asterisk for the Chicago Bulls this season. But with Alex Caruso back from his wrist fracture and Zach LaVine in and out of the lineup with left knee discomfort, this is likely the new norm for the final phase of the season.

Chicago Tribune

Mike Bianchi: Getting Dawged: Mike White just gave spoiled UF basketball fans the ultimate middle finger

No, Gator Nation, that was not basketball coach Mike White fondly waving goodbye or giving you a cheerful thumbs-up sign as he left town on Sunday to take the head coaching job at Georgia.

Orlando Sentinel

Patrick Williams back this month?

Rob Schaefer: Bulls don't have a return date for Patrick Williams yet, but Billy Donovan said he's pretty sure it will be before end of March Said Williams will play important role, but that if team is fully whole, he prefers to ease Williams in off ...

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Alex Caruso officially back for Chicago

Rob Schaefer: Alex Caruso is available vs. Cavs, per Billy Donovan. Zach LaVine (knee soreness) is out Source: Twitter @rob_schaef What's the buzz on Twitter? Serena Winters @ SerenaWinters Alex Caruso (after missing the past 22 games with a right ...

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Zach LaVine misses practice, questionable for tomorrow

Jamal Collier: Zach LaVine did not practice today. He had some knee soreness coming out of the game against the Pistons, but Donovan says he is questionable for tomorrow vs Cavs Source: Twitter @JamalCollier What's the buzz on Twitter? Vivek Jacob @ ...

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Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams are cleared for contact drills, putting their Bulls returns close

CHICAGO — Injured Chicago Bulls players Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams could resume contact drills Friday, preparing both players for potential returns at the end of the month.

Chicago Tribune

Alex Caruso, Patrick Williams cleared for minimal contact

KC Johnson: Alex Caruso has been cleared for contact and Patrick Williams has been cleared for minimal contact, per Billy Donovan. Both may practice Friday but they need to see how next days of workouts go. Source: Twitter @KCJHoop What's the buzz ...

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Zach LaVine about to announce new sneaker deal?

Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson: Bulls All Star Zach Lavine will announce new sneaker deal in next ten days sources tell @BallySports . Source: Twitter What's the buzz on Twitter? Joe Cowley @ JCowleyHoops Embiid with 43/14 - Harden with 16/14 - not bad ...

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Nikola Vucevic out tonight

Tim Bontemps: Nikola Vucevic is out tonight, per the Bulls, after being a game-time decision with a hamstring issue. Source: Twitter @TimBontemps What's the buzz on Twitter? Joe Cowley @ JCowleyHoops No Vooch, no chance. Not that they had one with ...

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Alex Caruso needs to get checked out by doctor again before cleared for contact

KC Johnson: Billy Donovan said Alex Caruso will need to be checked out by doctor again before he's cleared for contact. That date is not set. Caruso, Lonzo Ball and Patrick Williams did individual, non-contact work today. Source: Twitter @KCJHoop ...

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Chicago’s ‘Bruise Brothers’ make starting debut Friday against Bucks

Bulls coach Billy Donovan first messed with the idea of playing Nikola Vucevic and Tristan Thompson together in a practice Wednesday in Miami, debuted it Thursday in Atlanta in the second quarter and started them Friday. Will it have staying power? Thompson seems to think so.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is Ayo Dosunmu hitting the rookie wall? ‘I’m prepared to take care of my body,’ the guard says before the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

As rookies enter the final turn of the NBA season, their progress typically is accompanied by bated breath as fans await their crash into an invisible phenomenon: the rookie wall.

Chicago Tribune

Bulls will try to help Zach LaVine on defense because of knee, but they can’t hide him

Coach Billy Donovan pointed out that the coaches will keep LaVine away from players who run through a lot of actions from set to set, but “he’s still got a job to do.’’

Chicago Sun-Times

Can Bulls beat the best in the NBA? Their record this season doesn’t give a promising answer.

CHICAGO — With each step they take toward the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls provide less confidence to the most important postseason question: Can they beat the best teams in the NBA?

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Bulls continue dropping games to NBA’s elite, this time in Miami

With the 112-99 loss to the Heat, the Bulls dropped to 1-11 against teams with a .600 winning percentage or higher. Coach Billy Donovan was not only squashing excuses on Monday, but hoping his players were learning some tough lessons.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls’ Patrick Williams and Alex Caruso continue making forward steps

Both players continued testing their surgically-repaired wrists on Monday, getting in some extra work after the morning shootaround. Coach Billy Donovan said they both will be re-evaluated in about two weeks, and then he expects to have a better timetable for a return.

Chicago Tribune

Ja Morant leads the Memphis Grizzlies over the Chicago Bulls

CHICAGO — The Memphis Grizzlies found a rare streak of mortality in DeMar DeRozan on Saturday night at the United Center, snapping his NBA-record eight-game streak of 35-point games with at least 50% shooting and ending the Chicago Bulls’ six-game winning streak.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls guard Alex Caruso set to start basketball activity next week

The Bulls’ defense is completely different when Caruso is on the floor, and while he still has some steps to complete in order to return from right wrist surgery, a big one comes next week when he starts dribbling and shooting.

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Bulls win out of the break, but coach Billy Donovan wants ‘better’

The Bulls have 22 regular-season games left, and while Donovan will take the win over the Hawks on Thursday — in which DeMar DeRozan stayed hot — he’s asking his players to be better.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls forward Patrick Williams could come off bench when he returns

As Williams continues basketball activity, the Bulls have to decide if they want him back as a starter or a reserve. Discussions are ongoing, including a staff talk Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Tristan Thompson’s familiarity with new Bulls teammates and adaptability in his game could make center a quick fit

CHICAGO — It has been nearly 15 years since Billy Donovan first tried to get Tristan Thompson on his team — a fact the new Chicago Bulls center wasted no time teasing his coach about Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls’ Billy Donovan finally gets his guy, even if it’s 13 years later

Like a lot of highly-recruited high school players that were dominating when Donovan was coaching at Florida, Tristan Thompson was on the Gators’ radar before choosing Texas. It’s taken a long time, but the two were finally reunited, as Thompson joined the Bulls over the weekend.

Chicago Tribune

Key focuses for Bulls out of All-Star break: Managing Zach LaVine’s knee, integrating Tristan Thompson

CHICAGO — After the stars exited Cleveland, the dunk contest controversy died down and NBA All-Star Weekend officially drew to a close, plenty of questions remain about the final stretch of the Chicago Bulls season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls prepared to continue the winning push after the All-Star break

The sacrifices have been many for the Bulls, as the league pauses for All-Star Weekend. Don’t expect the asking price for winning to change after the break, either. Coach Billy Donovan won’t allow it, and veteran DeMar DeRozan won’t stand for it.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeMar DeRozan makes history as Bulls win fifth straight

On the same day that the Bulls found out Zach LaVine was ready to resume playing basketball and veteran big man Tristan Thompson was on the way, DeRozan broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record with seven straight games of at least 35 points while shooting 50% or better from the field.

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