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Bulls writer @TheAthletic | Money Talks founder: | | #Father 👨‍👧 | #Investor 💸 | #Behold 🔰 | #Skol

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Darnell Mayberry
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I’m the proud girl dad of Parker. It’s my duty to protect and provide, to give her the game and show her the way. With her as my inspiration, I present “Money Talks,” an independent financial literacy journal chronicling our journey to financial freedom.
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@DarnellMayberry
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DeMar DeRozan: King of the Fourth
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Reject racism. Reject sexism. Reject classism. Reject ageism. Reject oppression. Reject intolerance. Reject hate. EMBRACE LOVE.
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@DarnellMayberry
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5 years
Bobby Portis just left the United Center. All he had with him was a small Louis Vuitton backpack on his back, a pair of shoes and a Bulls jersey. He looked shellshocked.
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Dalen Terry in his new Bulls uniform.
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@DarnellMayberry
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6 years
Competitive balance is dead. And it died on July 4, 2016. Is this good for anyone other than the Warriors and their fans? The league I love the most sucks right now. Absolutely sucks.
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DeMar DeRozan on his back-to-back, game-winning, buzzer-beating 3s: "I don’t know if I’m dreaming or if it’s real right now."
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@DarnellMayberry
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3 years
Y'all crazy if you want the Bulls to trade Zach LaVine.
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@DarnellMayberry
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3 years
Just spoke to DeMar DeRozan about why he joined the Bulls: “The talent. Obviously great city. Great organization. The history behind it is definitely amazing. But for sure the talent. Looking at players like Zach. I’ve been a fan of Zach since he’s been in the league… (1/2)
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@DarnellMayberry
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1 year
A candid Goran Dragić on all that currently ails the Bulls: “We’re not playing for each other.”
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
Patrick Williams just took a seat on the Bulls bench wearing -- an Alex Caruso jersey.
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2 years
Zach LaVine: “When we get heathy and we do what we’re supposed to do, I don’t see anybody better than us in the East.”
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
He’s back
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1 year
DeMar DeRozan on the massive ovation and M-V-P chants Derrick Rose received late in tonight’s Knicks win in Chicago: “It’s Derrick Rose.”
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2 years
Zach LaVine: "It’s a new team, man. I tried to say it at the beginning of the year, this isn’t last year."
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@DarnellMayberry
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Chris Paul drains a jumper and stares at KD on the bench. Durant barks back: "You're down 20, bro."
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3 years
Charles Barkley just guaranteed a Bulls win over the Knicks on Thursday. Sorry, Bulls fans.
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DeMar DeRozan: "I felt completely fine. That was the crazy thing, sitting here physically fine...Only symptom I had was boredom, honestly."
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
The Bulls are missing eight of their top 11 scorers when you include injured forward Patrick Williams. All told, the Bulls are missing 87.8 points per game from their lineup.
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@DarnellMayberry
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Lonzo Ball shooting free throws today after practice.
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@DarnellMayberry
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9 years
Russell Westbrook on why he's never been in the dunk contest: "I only dunk on people."
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2 years
These Bulls, man.
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
Billy Donovan says Ayo Dosunmu will be the Bulls' starting point guard in the regular season.
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
Ayo Dosunmu will make his first career start tonight for the Bulls.
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3 years
This is not an overreaction. Patrick Williams looks incredible.
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3 years
Billy Donovan with the unintentional comedy. Reporter: "Where is this Lauri Markkanen coming from?" Donovan: "I wasn't here last year."
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2 years
Tristan Thompson: "I idolized Dennis Rodman. I idolized 'The Worm.'"
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8 years
Spurs...
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2 years
I’ll be shocked if the NBA doesn’t postpone Tuesday’s game between the Bulls and Pistons. The Bulls can’t even practice. And, yes, at this point Chicago’s outbreak is putting other franchises — and other games — in jeopardy. The NBA has to take a common sense approach here.
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Bulls forward Onuralp Bitim on his breakout performance against Cleveland: “I was dreaming of this moment t for a really long time.”
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3 years
So Ben Simmons really bout to be on the Bulls next year, huh?
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2 years
A second “Let’s go Bulls” chant here in Denver. This time the PA system had to drown out Bulls fans.
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2 years
Zach LaVine: 6 assists, 0 turnovers.
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3 years
“Just looking at the overall squad. Seeing Vučević there, that was my teammate in college. So it’s been great.” (2/2)
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3 years
Loud "MVP" chant for Alex Caruso late in the second quarter here in Chicago.
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4 years
The return of Russ tonight felt like the perfect ending to a great movie, the official close to a great era for Thunder basketball. What a run it was.
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6 years
C’mon now. What the fuck?
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Shams Charania
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Free agent DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to a deal with the Golden State Warriors, league sources tell Yahoo.
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Patrick Williams participated in 5-on-5 today, Bulls coach Billy Donovan says.
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9 years
Russell Westbrook on what the scoring title means to him: "Shit."
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I've always known Thunder play-by-play man Brian Davis to be a class act. It's unfortunate he used a poor choice of words last night. But in my opinion it was just that. We all make mistakes. Brian's shouldn't detract from the professional he is and has been for years.
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Crowd starts chanting "Bobby sucks" at Bobby Portis after that light dust-up with Zach LaVine. Portis raises both arms and eggs on the chants, then points to his left ring finger.
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“I can do this. I have a place here.” — Adama Sanogo following his 22-point, 20-rebound performance in the Bulls’ win at Washington
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Joel Embiid giving the Bulls the business while eating Jolly Ranchers.
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2 years
Ayo Dosunmu now has three blocked shots against Trae Young in two games, two tonight.
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
DeMar DeRozan wins it. Again. On his second game-winning 3 in as many nights. The King of the Fourth. Bulls 120, Wizards 119.
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2 years
Zach LaVine made it back out of the locker room just in time to see Ayo Dosunmu sink a halfcourt buzzer beater to end the third quarter. After official video review, the shot stands.
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@DarnellMayberry
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Donovan on Bulls rookie Ayo Dosunmu: "He's got a certain kind of makeup that I think is really special. He's ultra competitive, and he has unbelievable confidence and belief in himself. But it's not cross-the-line arrogant. That's really a hard combination...He just is fearless."
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4 years
Doors opening for Wolves-Bulls tonight in Chicago.
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@DarnellMayberry
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2 years
Bulls leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for the Bucks
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Darnell Mayberry
4 years
Anyone who thinks LeBron James is the greatest of all time, turn to ABC now and learn why he is not and can never be.
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3 years
The complete Chicago Bulls 2021-22 schedule:
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After his 24-point, 25-rebound game in tonight’s win over the Hawks, Bulls center Andre Drummond went into the stands to hug his mother. “She’s my biggest supporter,” Drummond said. “She’s been there since day one. She’s always telling me I can do it.”
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The Bulls also announce in a news release that general manager Gar Forman has been “relieved of his duties as general manager and will not be involved in the basketball operations department.”
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Charles Barkley: "If you don't like Russell Westbrook, you don't like basketball."
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Former Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich returns and receives a nice ovation late in the first quarter.
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Nikola Jokic was ejected from tonight's Nuggets-Bulls game with 1:08 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call. Jokic to the official: "Call the fucking foul."
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@DarnellMayberry
Darnell Mayberry
6 years
Time to put Zach LaVine in the conversation for prettiest jumper in the league.
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2 years
Alex Caruso has been medically cleared for contact, Billy Donovan says. Patrick Williams has been cleared for minimal contact.
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@DarnellMayberry
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5 years
I was JUST standing next to Wesley Johnson as he rubbed lotion over his torso and joked about smelling good for his wife when he got home...This business is insane. He and his family's lives changed that fast.
@ShamsCharania
Shams Charania
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Wesley Johnson is heading to Washington for Markeff Morris.
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DeMar DeRozan has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to Bulls PR.
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Zach LaVine on Bulls fans tonight: "I haven’t heard that before, so that was really cool for me. The Bulls have one of the best fan bases in sports. When we come back around and we get the support from them, it’s incredible, especially on the road like that in a place like this"
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I asked Zach LaVine about the Bulls potentially adding Russell Westbrook: “Russ is a future Hall of Famer, man. I think you can only respect what he’s done in this league. If he so happens to come on the team, we welcome him with open arms.”
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5 years
Don't have to remind Thunder fans Melo was once tossed from a game for far less...Here's hoping Nerlens Noel is OK.
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Carson Cunningham
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Nerlens Noel takes a hard elbow from Wiggins, lands head-first on the floor. Looked like he was knocked out cold. #ThunderUp
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A raucous "FIRE NAGY" chant has broken out at the Bulls game.
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2 years
I said this last night in the media workroom after the game: I miss watching Lonzo Ball play.
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“I don’t want to miss any games.” — Bulls forward Patrick Williams.
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Ayo Dosunmu just became my favorite interview on this year’s Bulls roster. The rookie just keeps impressing. His maturity, confidence and eloquence all are beyond his years.
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@DarnellMayberry
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3 years
Look at Lauri Markkanen.
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Lonzo Ball is 5-for-6 on 3s tonight.
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@DarnellMayberry
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Durant to his mother, Wanda Pratt: "You're the real MVP."
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After his 20-point, eight-rebound, six-assist performance in tonight’s win over Minnesota, Bulls guard Coby White retakes the floor for some postgame shooting.
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@DarnellMayberry
Darnell Mayberry
4 years
Cold ass white boy
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3 years
Yo, this team is fun!!
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9 years
Lakers fan six rows behind the scorer's table screams at Westbrook: "Russ, come to L.A.!!" Russ starts shaking his head no.
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Can confirm Billy Donovan has agreed to become the Chicago Bulls next head coach. @wojespn first to report.
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@DarnellMayberry
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7 years
Russell Westbrook is the MVP, y'all. Let's stop debating.
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3 years
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is a guest at Bulls practice today.
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Kevin Durant on Alex Caruso: “He’s a phenomenal player. I don’t even want to call him a role player. But just a guy that you can plug with any lineup and he’s going to make the right reads, the right plays on the defensive and offensive side.”
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Just an incredible performance from DeMar DeRozan, who has 19 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter.
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Bulls rookie Patrick Williams just told me he rewatches games against elite players (like tonight's against Kawhi Leonard) 10 to 20 times. "Just to see what they did and how I can implement that into my game," he said.
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Fan: "You can shoot all you want. Come to L.A. We got rings." Westbrook: "Get yo ass out of here and go back to L.A."
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Final: Bulls 128, Celtics 114. The Bulls trailed 96-77 with 2:28 left in the third quarter. Over the final 14:28, Chicago outscored Boston 51-18. The Bulls improve to 6-1.
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@DarnellMayberry
Darnell Mayberry
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Perhaps the most significant thing you’ll see from Heat-Bulls in Chicago on this Saturday night.
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One league source told me this week the Bulls won't have the same roster in a month. Change feels imminent in Chicago.
@TheAthletic
The Athletic
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With the Chicago Bulls off to a 4-7 start, NBA teams are probing the availability of two-time All-Star Zach LaVine and there’s been increased openness from the organization and player about exploring a trade, sources tell @shamscharania and @DarnellMayberry . Details ⤵️
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@DarnellMayberry
Darnell Mayberry
3 years
I’m also hearing the Bulls’ home opener will be against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Oct. 22.
@JLEdwardsIII
James L. Edwards III
3 years
Hearing that the Pistons will open the regular season at home against the Bulls on Oct. 20.
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@DarnellMayberry
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7 years
After 12 great years, today was my last day at @TheOklahoman . Thanks to every reader, listener and viewer for making it an incredible ride!!
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The Bulls have exercised the third-year team option on guard Coby White and fourth-year team options on Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison, a source tells The Athletic.
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Marko Simonović, the 44th overall pick in 2020, confirms he will join the Bulls’ roster this season.
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No.
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3 years
The Bulls took a big step forward in Washington. Will their progress continue tonight at Milwaukee?
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After all that, and all the Bulls have been through over the past week, DeMar DeRozan exits his postgame interview with, 'See y'all tomorrow."
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Alex Caruso is taking over Madison Square Garden
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Final: Bulls 100, Clippers 90. DeMar DeRozan: 33/8/5 Zach LaVine: 29/7/2 Alex Caruso: 7/9/5/3 The Bulls are now 9-4.
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Wendell Carter Jr., once again, stands as a voice of reason: "It's some shame in this loss. In my opinion, it's some shame in every loss, especially to a very hurt and wounded Warriors team. I'm brutally honest, we should have won that game."
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@ me now
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Darnell Mayberry
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Competitive balance is dead. And it died on July 4, 2016. Is this good for anyone other than the Warriors and their fans? The league I love the most sucks right now. Absolutely sucks.
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Chicago Bulls lead exec Artūras Karnišovas’ mystique has faded, now his massive fan base deserves to know his plan -- if he has one. My column on a lousy and largely forgettable season in which Karnišovas is largely to blame. ✍🏾 via @TheAthletic
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4 years
Crowd at tip-off for Wolves-Bulls at the United Center.
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Good news, Bulls fans. Second-year center Daniel Gafford tells us that the team's defensive scheme has now moved to a a "drop" coverage in pick and rolls.
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Alex Caruso has entered health and safety protocols, Donovan says.
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