Luol Deng News

As Derrick Rose continually dominated the Miami Heat's ball boys during pregame warmups at AmericanAirlines Arena, it became increasingly clear that the Chicago Bulls were largely playing for the future these past two weeks.

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was ruled out of the team's 94-91 loss in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat , meaning he officially missed the entire season after undergoing ACL surgery on May 12, 2012.

The Miami Heat reached their third straight Eastern Conference final after a 94-91 win over Chicago on Wednesday secured a 4-1 series victory for the defending NBA champions.

There are two teams on the brink of elimination Wednesday night: The Chicago Bulls at the hands of the Miami Heat, and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Bulls with likely be without Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich again Wednesday night.

Nate Robinson unwrapped yards of elastic bandages from around his left shoulder, the bandages finally revealing and releasing a large ice bag on his left shoulder.

Whether it's late in the game when they need a score to win or tie, or it's just to stop a run, every NBA team has a go-to play in their pocket to get them the best possible look at the basket.

Derrick Rose wasn't going to save the Chicago Bulls from the steamroller known as the Miami Heat.

ESPN.com NBA writer Brian Windhorst hast the latest on the Maloofs, who have informed their fellow owners that they will not sell the team to the Sacramento-based group that promises to keep the team in Sacramento.

Chris Burton reflects on a remarkable day for Wigan as they beat Man City 1-0 in the FA Cup final.

Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng are "most likely out" for the Bulls on Monday night in what is a virtual must-win game for Chicago, tweets K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune .

With other accusers stepping forward, a former yeshiva teacher changed pleas Monday in the middle of his trial, admitting he sexually abused a boy he met while working as a camp counselor.

The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an unprecedented intrusion into newsgathering.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is meeting with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly Boston Marathon bombing.

Joakim Noah got voted by coaches onto the NBA's All-Defensive first team Monday, tying the Knicks' Tyson Chandler for the center spot.

It is not an overstatement to say the Bulls face a must win game Monday night against Miami.

On Saturday, I wrote an article explaining why the Chicago Bulls might play things conservatively over the course of the next year as far as free agency and potential trades are concerned, and it had everything to do with maintaining cap space for the unbelievably stacked free agency class of 2014.

Luol Deng has been dealing with complications from a spinal tap he underwent late in the Bulls first round series against the Nets.

Miami's superstar shot down the accusations from the Chicago Bulls, saying they reminded him of the days when some claimed he was overrated and questioned his ability to lead a team to a championship.

The Chicago Bulls have been arguably the most injury-riddled team in the NBA not named the Los Angeles Lakers , but no player has benefited more from Chicago's shorthanded rotation than guard/forward Jimmy Butler .