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As Jim Boylen prepares to make his home debut as the coach of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, his expectations of what is acceptable are just starting to take shape. Boylen, who took over the struggling Bulls this week after Fred Hoiberg was fired, has already make it clear that a lack of energy or competitiveness will no longer be the status quo as had become an issue under Hoiberg. Lauri Markkanen made his season debut this week and Kris Dunn and Bobby Portis are both moving closer to returning from injuries that have kept them sidelined for much of the season. Continue to Article

December 07, 2018 12:09:am EST

It might never actually get settled, unless LeBron James wins several more championships than Michael Jordan. In a recent article at The Players’ Tribune, Allen Iverson decided to weigh in with his opinion on the Greatest Of All Time. Iverson wrote that he could not be influenced by stats or anything else, and called Jordan the “Black Jesus”. Continue to Article

December 06, 2018 10:30:pm EST

The Bulls named Jim Boylen head coach. Chicago lost Boylen’s debut against the Pacers on Tuesday, getting outscored by eight points in the second half of the six-point defeat. “I’m really disappointed in our conditioning. Continue to Article

December 06, 2018 2:44:pm EST

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg didn’t just lose the respect of the veteran players in his locker room, but he apparently couldn’t control the young players, either. The Chicago Bulls fired coach Fred Hoiberg on Monday after a dreadful 5-19 start this season, ending his four-year tenure with the team. While Hoiberg’s issues controlling the locker room in Chicago have been well documented — most notably with Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah — it appears the problem was not limited to veteran players. Continue to Article

December 05, 2018 7:16:pm EST

The Indiana Pacers aren't picky or worried about style points. With All-Star guard Victor Oladipo out for an eighth straight game with a sore right knee, the Pacers will take wins, no matter how they come. Myles Turner matched his season high with 18 points and added 11 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Pacers defeated Chicago 96-90 on Tuesday night and spoiled the debut of new Bulls coach Jim Boylen. Continue to Article

December 04, 2018 10:51:pm EST