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76ers snap Bulls’ three-game winning streak; DeRozan exits with injury

Forward DeMar DeRozan left in the third quarter with a strained right quadriceps and didn’t return. He declined to meet with the media afterward.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guard Patrick Beverley just one factor in toughening up of the Bulls

The addition of Beverley has helped, but coach Billy Donovan is also seeing a group that now understands the moment of a game where adversity hits, and when it’s time to finally hit back.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billy Donovan: Lonzo faces ‘uphill battle’ to return to play

Ball underwent a cartilage transplant on his left knee on Monday.

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Sixers’ sixth consecutive playoff berth remains on hold after 109-105 double-overtime loss to Bulls

PHILADELPHIA — Monday night’s loss delayed making things official.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lonzo Ball undergoes cartilage transplant in his left knee — beginning an unprecedented recovery process for the Chicago Bulls guard

PHILADELPHIA — Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball underwent a cartilage transplant in his left knee Monday, a rare procedure that could decide the fate of his return to the court.

Chicago Tribune

Bulls guard Lonzo Ball had surgery on Monday, looking to defy the odds

Coach Billy Donovan knows that Ball is facing an “uphill battle” in becoming the first player to have this type of procedure and return to the NBA, but the coach is betting on the player.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Patrick Beverley effect is real, and Bulls are benefiting from it

The 17 points against Miami was great on Saturday, but it’s Beverley’s mentality and toughness that continue showing up on a daily basis. The Bulls are 7-4 since he arrived, and he disputes that the record should be even better than that.

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Bulls point guard Ayo Dosunmu needs to find his way back on offense

Losing his starting job to Patrick Beverley hasn’t helped his numbers, but coach Billy Donovan considers what Dosunmu is going through as just part of the growth process.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Bianchi: Will last NCAA basketball transfer please turn out the lights?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even College of Charleston guard Dalton Bolon, a 24-year-old senior in his seventh year of college eligibility, is not a big fan of the unrestrainable, uncontainable transfer portal that now runs non-stop throughout college basketball.

Orlando Sentinel

Bulls pull out a much-needed win in double overtime, beating Minnesota

It was a “pick your poison” night, as DeMar DeRozan finished with 49 points and Zach LaVine chipped in 39, becoming the highest-scoring duo performance in Bulls history.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls coach Billy Donovan staying optimistic about a Lonzo Ball return

Donovan knows that Ball will have a long and tough rehab process after this third surgery since joining the Bulls, but his hope is that all the hard work he’s gone through and setbacks he’s faced will lead to some good things.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls’ Pat Beverley and Alex Caruso continue sparking starting engine

The new-look Bulls now have eight games under their belt, and the one thing that’s become clear is that Caruso and Beverley have embraced doing the dirty work, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billy Donovan: Zach LaVine’s decisiveness makes the ‘whole team better’

LaVine's hot scoring streak has kept the Bulls afloat in the Eastern Conference play-in picture.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Crystal ball time for Bulls with 15 games left, play-in spot at stake

Realistically, it will likely come down to the Bulls, Raptors and Pacers fighting for the last two play-in spots in the Eastern Conference.

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No-name Bulls bench embracing a speed-kills mentality for stretch run

The addition of Patrick Beverley to the starting unit a few weeks ago, left coach Billy Donovan giving a new look to both his starting group and his bench. That means youngsters Ayo Dosunmu, Coby White, and Patrick Williams have to keep turning up the aggressiveness and energy on both…

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls overcome athletic Rockets and are back in last play-in game spot

It wasn’t easy, despite warnings from coach Billy Donovan, but the Bulls put the clamps on the young Rockets and moved into the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference with 15 to play

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Bulls coach Billy Donovan respects aggression, skill of young Rockets

Billy Donovan on the #Rockets: “They are not going to stop in transition running, they are not going to stop coming to the backboard, and they are not going to stop driving the ball.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Physicality is here to stay for guard Coby White — Bull or no Bull

White spent the offseason building up his body, as well as studying the art of physicality from Alex Caruso, and the result has been seen on both ends of the floor

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Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan wants Patrick Williams to chase his own greatness

DeRozan never likes to compare players to one another, often staying away from such talk. That changed on Friday, when he not only compared Williams to Kawhi Leonard, but also to the “Man of Steel.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls veteran guard Patrick Beverley controlling what he can control

While the former John Marshall Metropolitan High School standout would like nothing more than to stay a Bull beyond the rest of this season, he knows he can only play out the hand that he’s been dealt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Surprise, surprise, the Bulls find themselves in uphill must-win climb

There are a number of reasons why the Bulls are where they are with 17 regular-season games left, but all veteran Nikola Vucevic knew was he had to continue believing that the talent would turn it around.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bulls: No timetable for Javonte Green’s return from knee surgery

Green underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in January.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls forward Javonte Green’s return from knee surgery now looking iffy

The Bulls were hoping to have Green moving laterally by now, but coach Billy Donovan said Sunday that he has been slowed in the rehab process.

Chicago Tribune

Despite Zach LaVine’s 42 points, the Chicago Bulls suffer another blow to their play-in hopes with a 125-122 loss to the Indiana Pacers

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls need heroes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Are the Bulls fixable this season? There’s still some major concerns

The list of flaws with this team are many, but the fact that this Bulls front office thought Russell Westbrook might help them out could be atop that list.

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