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First Cup: Friday
Henry AbbottK.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: In late January, when Luol Deng made his bold decision to skip surgery and play through a torn ligament in his left wrist, he knew there would be nights like this. Nights when he felt like a one-handed player. Nig...
Blog | March 09, 2012 -
Heavy minutes hurt title chances
Henry AbbottAP Photo/Jae C. HongIron men: Kobe Bryant and Luol Deng play heavy minutes, which may hurt their teams in June. Let's say you are asked to make a huge presentation -- the most important of your year, and maybe your career -- in June. What can you...
Blog | January 19, 2012 -
What happened to picks?
Henry AbbottThe best thing to notice in those highlights, to me, is Joakim Noah's reaction after Luol Deng's game-winning layup. That's a man who loves the game. But watch again, and note the first play in the highlight package. There's Deng working a left si...
Blog | January 04, 2012 -
Monday Bullets
Henry AbbottPeople are acting like Luol Deng just came out of nowhere, but it ain't so. An NBA traveling absurdity. Goran Dragic gathers the ball on the run, steps off his left, lands on his left, and then jumps off his right. It's an obvious travel. However, ...
Blog | March 14, 2011 -
Friday Bullets
Henry AbbottAdding Carmelo Anthony, at the cost of Joakim Noah and Luol Deng, would cost the Bulls about ten wins -- according to David Berri of Wages of Wins. David Stern does not let NBA owners do whatever they want. No doubt because if you let sports owners...
Blog | October 01, 2010 -
The High-Grade Sleepers
Henry AbbottPosted by Kevin Arnovitz NBA training camps are still a few weeks away, but rosters around the league are gradually taking shape. Once David Lee, Allen Iverson and Ramon Sessions have jobs, we'll be ready to go. The favorites in each conference...
Blog | August 17, 2009 -
Luol Deng: Actually Injured
Henry AbbottPeople in Chicago have been killing Luol Deng. On sports radio and the like. And the way it has happened has been a little funny. Basically, we now know, he has an injury that requires weeks of rest at a minimum, and possibly surgery. But for reasons...
Blog | March 11, 2009 -
The Shootaround
Henry AbbottThe Magic need a new Jameer Nelson. The Bulls finally have the old Luol Deng back. And LeBron? Same old, same old. Rob Mahoney of Hardwood Paroxysm: "Immediately, you have to look at Orlando's options. They could sta...
Blog | February 04, 2009 -
Luol Deng Plays for Great Britain
Henry AbbottAnd the team almost beats heavily favored Israel, losing in overtime. Deng finished with 30 points, while former first-round Portland pick Joel Freeland had 14 points and nine rebounds....
Blog | September 03, 2008 -
First Cup: Tuesday
Henry AbbottMike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "The NBA's summer began with seven significant restricted free agents sitting around waiting for some action. Now with the start of training camp less than a month away, Luol Deng, Emeka Okafor, Josh...
Blog | September 02, 2008 -
Report: Luol Deng Will Play for Great Britain
Henry AbbottMany recent reports had talked about the financial black hole the British team had entered thanks to their star, Luol Deng, being excluded from the NBA's blanket insurance policy. Reports were that the team would have to come up with close to a half-...
Blog | August 28, 2008 -
Your NBA Contract Might Clash With Your National Team
Henry AbbottThe Great Britain team is in the fight of its life, trying to keep Luol Deng on the team. What's the big obstacle? Is he hurt? Something wrong with his passport? No. It's nothing like that. It's more about the fact that, thanks to his new contract, h...
Blog | August 14, 2008 -
Tuesday Bullets
Henry AbbottLuol Deng tells the Times of London about the books he just read, and sure enough he just read the same book about Deng's country, Sudan, that I just read, Dave Eggers' "What is the What." My new career goal: to talk "What is the What" with Luol Deng...
Blog | August 12, 2008 -
Who is Going to Fix the Culture of the Chicago Bulls?
Henry AbbottSomething is wrong in Chicago. The team that a lot of people picked to win the East this year has become one of the most bitter and miserable franchises in recent memory. (You don't believe me? Check out the tone on BlogaBull, one of the best team bl...
Blog | April 17, 2008 -
The Mess in Chicago
Henry AbbottJay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times writes: So there was Ben Wallace, $60 million waste, laughing on the bench Tuesday night in Orlando. The Bulls were on their way to another hapless, character-less loss, and Big Bum was having such a good time t...
Blog | January 16, 2008 -
Kelly Dwyer Breaks Down the Bulls
Henry AbbottA few days ago, I emailed Kelly Dwyer wondering what was up with the Bulls. His response came in late last night: There's little reason for Bulls supporters to get too upset with the team's Thursday night loss in Phoenix. The defense could have playe...
Blog | November 16, 2007