The Latest Breaking News from Billy Donovan

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 @ ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 — 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?

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.