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A message to Gar Forman: DO NOT TOUCH. Please don't touch or do anything that would have any significant impact on this team. We all know that it's almost by nature that general managers make serious changes or drastically "tweak" their teams ...

J.R. Smith's whole career -- all he's done, all he's self-inflicted -- can be condensed to this moment. It's almost as if he were predestined to find himself in this exact place at this exact time.

After their Game 3 loss, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau stated his team would have to do the following: "We're going to have to play our best game on Monday. When you play this team, you need a lot of mental, physical and emotional toughness. We're not go...

Let me say here what you are already asking yourself: Which Chicago Bulls team are we going to see in Game 3? A team that had Game 1 won the minute they stepped on the court or the one that lost Game 2 long before the "worst Bulls loss in playoff ...

I got a text from a friend of mine from New York after the Bulls Game 1 win over the Miami Heat. Her question, simple: What do you think about that win? I tried my best to explain: It's been a long, long time since I can remember two games by one ...

Influence is difficult to quantify. It's not strictly about power, and it's not necessarily all about impact. Yet both are needed for one to have influence over others. It's not only about fame, fortune, notoriety, reverence, respect, how many follow...

INDIANAPOLIS -- It's like nothing's changed. He still sits on the bench, during big games, anticipating big situations, relaxed, waiting for his number to be called. And when it is ... Read the entire column....

The Bulls' struggles from 3-point range have emphasized the absence of Kyle Korver.

There's sufficient evidence to say that these could be the last days of Brandon Jennings in Milwaukee.

Ten things we'll learn in the 2013 NBA playoffs, from whether Dwight Howard is right to the Heat's historical standing.

Inside the Chicago Bulls locker room after the final game of the regular season Wednesday there seemed to be a sense of relief that co-existed with a sense of excitement, confidence and calm. Rip Hamilton joked with Luol Deng. Taj Gibson checked ...

The Bulls should embrace their new playoff role.

Kobe Bryant has made his case. If he lets 2013-14 be his final season, he's supplied enough evidence to shut up all conversation to the contrary about his legacy. He shouldn't mess it up by playing longer.

Scoop Jackson examines whether Jay Cutler is ready to become the face of the Bears franchise. Read the entire column....

Brian Urlacher's departure from the Bears makes Jay Cutler the face of the franchise, for now.

Guards make Michigan the favorite of the 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke are the new Dereck Whittenburg and Sidney Lowe, maybe better.