Noah Could Return Around All-Star Game
The Chicago Bulls have been without center Joakim Noah since the middle of December. And before too long the Central Division leading Bulls will get a big boast when Noah returns to action.
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The Chicago Bulls have been without center Joakim Noah since the middle of December. And before too long the Central Division leading Bulls will get a big boast when Noah returns to action.
On Tuesday, Joakim Noah had the surgically inserted pin removed from his hand. After the procedure doctors placed another cast on Noah's right hand to stabilize the condition.
On Tuesday, the Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah had the pin removed from his surgically repaired hand and continued his conditioning and rehab work. Roughly six weeks since undergoing surgery, Noah continues to make improvements.
Without Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls dropped a game to the Charlotte Bobcats. Tonight, the Bulls prepare for the Dallas Mavericks to come to the United Center, where the Bulls have played well all season.
With Wednesday's news that the New Jersey Nets have (supposedly) pulled out of the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes, some local people think that the Bulls might have a chance to get the all star forward.
The fact that the Chicago Bulls lost to the Charlotte Bobcats was bad enough, but they way it happened makes it hurt that much more.
The Chicago Bulls spent a lot of money over the offseason to put together this year's roster. And while they haven't had their full roster available for much of the season, the team still leads the Central Division.
It appears as if Derrick Rose's star continues to rise, even outside of Chicago. In the most recent release of the NBA fan voting for the All-Star game, Rose passed Boston's Rajon Rondo into the staring lineup.
The Chicago Bulls lead the Central Division by eight games over the Indiana Pacers as we near the half-way point in the 2010-2011 NBA season.
After sitting out the entire fourth quarter last night and watching his teammates lose in New Jersey, Carlos Boozer told reporters "It was a coaching decision."
If lately it's seemed like every time the Bulls play, they win, that's because that's kind of been the case. Over their last 18 games, the Bulls have won 14 of them, including a streak of seven and current streak of five games.
A little certainty isn't so bad every once in a while. As we take a breather from scrutinizing the week-to-week convulsions of the melodramatic NFL, here is the comfort of the NBA's Eastern Conference, with its reliably true-to-form performances as midseason approaches.
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Carlos Boozer might not have been the grand prize of the offseason free agency, but the way he's played this season, the Bulls are more than happy to have him.
The Chicago Bulls have only had their full roster healthy for a few games this season. And despite that they're playing well enough to lead the Central Division and sit in third in the Eastern Conference.
The Bulls got right back to their winning ways, after having their seven game win streak snapped just a few days ago.
The Bulls will really be short handed when they play host to the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. Taj Gibson joins Joakim Noah on the sidelines, as Gibson is still bothered by the effects of the concussion he suffered Saturday night.
After a so-so start, the Bulls were given a shot of energy by the debut of Carlos Boozer. In Boozer's first nine games as a Bull, the team is 7-2 and all seven wins came in a row.
It was the first game the Bulls were without Joakim Noah and they trailed most of the game against the Clippers. Chicago made a push to comeback in the fourth , falling short by one point. If that's not enough bad news, Taj Gibson left the game during the third with a concussion.
The Bulls were nothing short of astounded that Joakim Noah was able to play with his injury for the last 3 weeks. That injury finally necessitated surgery which was performed successfully Thursday morning.
The Bulls have potentially lost Joakim Noah for up to ten weeks. The Bulls' center will have surgery to repair an injured right hand.
It's never easy, is it? All the fear about Derrick Rose getting hurt, and now this. Just as Carlos Boozer is rounding into form after recovering from that vicious gym-bag attack, Joakim Noah's possible All-Star season is derailed by injured thumb ligaments that require surgery.
Despite Joakim Noah's injured thumb, the center played against the Raptors and helped lead the Bulls to a 110-93 victory.
Joakim Noah had yet another double double Wednesday night but it likely will be his last for quite a while. The Bulls have announced that the 6'11" center will have surgery Thursday morning to repair damage in his right thumb.
The Chicago Bulls got some bad news tonight after team doctors examined the right thumb of starting center Joakim Noah and determined he will have to undergo surgery.
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Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
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A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show kicks off at McCormick Place on Saturday.
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A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
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