NBA All-Star Game Earns Best TV Ratings Since '03
The 2011 All-Star game was the first time the Chicago Bulls had a starter since Michael Jordan in 1998.
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The 2011 All-Star game was the first time the Chicago Bulls had a starter since Michael Jordan in 1998.
The Bulls are heading in the the All-Star break on a high note. Chicago had just won the last four games, two of which were against Michael Jordan's Bobcats and first place Spurs.
Luol Deng scored 24 points, Derrick Rose had 18 points and 13 assists after a slow start, and the Chicago Bulls beat the pesky Charlotte Bobcats.
Derrick Rose has played himself to the front of the NBA's MVP race so far this season. Most teams have tried and failed to slow down the Chicago Bulls' third year point guard.
Michael Jordan's son, Marcus, is now making his own mark as a shooting guard for the University of Central Florida.
Last season couldn't have gone better for the Chicago Blackhawks. However, their run at a title defense hasn't been as good as many expected.
Allen Iverson wasn't such a big fan of practice, but it seems like Chicago Bulls' legend Michael Jordan is.
During the Chicago Bulls' media day in September, Derrick Rose asked a simple question: "Why can't I be MVP?"
Derrick Rose has been suffering from stomach ulcers for close to a week. And despite the pain, Rose not only played on Friday and Saturday, you wouldn't have known he was injured.
Derrick Rose has been named as a starter for the Eastern Conference in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game. Rose is the first Chicago Bulls' player to be named as a starter since Michael Jordan in 1998.
After one of Derrick Rose's best games of the season, the Chicago Bulls return home to take on the Charlotte Bobcats.
The last thing Derrick Rose wants to do is talk about his game. Ask him about any of his violent dunks or contortionist rushes to the rim, and he looks like you just told him he's headed to a three-hour dentist appointment.
The Charlotte Bobcats had a fierce start facing the Bulls, setting Chicago behind 13 points at the half. The Bulls pushed to gain the lead in the second half, taking a one-point lead in the third period. However, Charlotte stopped the Bulls in their tracks to win 96-91.
Derrick Rose has been a human highlight reel so far this season. The third-year point guard has raised his game to an MVP-caliber level, and brought the Chicago Bulls along with him.
What makes an NBA basketball player a viable MVP candidate? This is one of the age-old questions that, quite simply, has no direct answer.
The United Center has a Michael Jordan statue in front of it and be considered by some as the house that Jordan built. However, there is a new house that Jordan actually built, or at least paid to be built.
Michael Jordan will finally be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, which begs the question: 'what took so long?'
The Chicago Bulls took another step towards making this team a contender for the foreseeable future. The Bulls exercised options on Derrick Rose, James Johnson and Taj Gibson.
Michael Jordan has had little time to consider the significance of being the first ex-player to buy an NBA team and just the second black majority owner.
