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Derrick Rose, who underwent surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday, will make $15,506,632 for a 2012-13 season of which he will miss a significant portion.

Derrick Rose collapsing on that jump-stop might have been my saddest moment as a Bulls fan outside of Jordan, Pippen, Jackson being broken up when they had at least 2 or 3 good years left at the end of the 1998 championship season.

Ronnie Brewer has played with Kyle Korver for the past five seasons, but with the Chicago Bulls holding options on both players for next season, the run likely will end.

With the news that Derrick Rose could miss 8-10 months, if not the entire year next season, there are some questions about what the Chicago Bulls can do to become a championship contender again.

No one wants Derrick Rose to rush back. Anyone who cares has heard about the bumpy road to recovery from constructive surgery on a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament.

Due to a protracted period of recovery and rehabilitation, last year's MVP could miss the first three months of next season, as the Chicago Sun-Times' Neil Hayes explains: surgery is 6-9 months.

Bulls center Joakim Noah watches the scoreboard from the sideline Thursday during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the 76ers in Philadelphia.

The Sixers became the fifth eight seed to win a first-round series against a one seed, joining the 2010-11 Memphis Grizzlies, the 2006-07 Golden State Warriors, the 1998-99 New York Knicks and 1993-94 Denver Nuggets.

After posting the league's best record, the Chicago Bulls saw their championship dreams come to an unceremonious end at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series 79-78. The Bulls, whose reputation all season has been predicated on rebounding and tough defense, was outplayed and outdefended by a ... (more)

More disappointing end to a season: Bears losing five of last six games without Jay Cutler or Bulls falling in first round of playoffs without Derrick Rose? PHILADELPHIA - As general manager Gar Forman and coach Tom Thibodeau looked on, Joakim Noah tested his severely sprained left ankle before the game and then sat on the bench in uniform but ... (more)

They have been called soft, overpaid and busts. They have heard criticism from countless corners outside the Bulls ' locker room.

There are private moments that occur within any sports team, far away from the media glare.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner reacts after he fouled during the third quarter of Game 5 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

Joakim Noah continues to have an ailing left ankle which will make him a game-time decision for the bulls game 5. Joakim Noah continues to have an ailing left ankle which will make him a game-time decision for the bulls game 5. With the Bulls on the brink of elimination at the hands of the 76ers, ESPNChicago's Nick Friedell answers the question of ... (more)

The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Chicago Bulls tonight in what could be the clinching game of this first round series.

With the Bulls on the brink of elimination, Richard Hamilton said they have to make it personal, and I'm wondering, why didn't that start after Game 2? The Bulls got torched in that second half the last time they played in the United Center .

Yet here they are, trailing the Philadelphia 76ers 3-1 in the first round and trying to avoid elimination as they return home for Game 5 on Tuesday night.

The Bulls fought back from a slow start as best as they could but it wasn't enough as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Bulls 89-82 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead with what could be a clinching Game 5 set for Tuesday.

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It wasn't pretty for either team, but the 76ers' 89-82 victory over the Bulls in Philadelphia on Sunday will hold a certain beauty only a defensive-minded team with no superstars can appreciate.