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A total of 24 current and previous basketball players of the U.S. professional league of the National Basketball Association received medal during the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008, NBA said on Wednesday.

Great Britain Basketball [GBB] officials fear that the insurance problems that are preventing Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls forward, from playing for his country will rule him out of the 2012 Olympic Games in …

Demetris Nichols spent a lot of time on the Chicago Bulls’ bench last season. He has re-signed with Chicago and could play more this season.

The Dallas Mavericks re-signed veteran swingman Devean George on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, but the Dallas Morning News reported last week that George agreed to a two-year pact …

Argentina’s Andres Nocioni is battling right knee tendinitis and came off the bench for the first time in these Olympics for Friday night’s semifinal loss to the United States.

According to a Chicago Sun-Times story on Wednesday, the deal is for six years and $71 million.

For only the second time in 11 years, the Indiana Pacers will play an NBA exhibition game in Fort Wayne.

Mike D’Antoni is here, looking relaxed while assisting Mike Krzyzewski on the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team.

Now, he’s ready to sign. An NBA source has confirmed that 6-foot-6 guard-forward Andre Iguodala and the 76ers agreed yesterday in principle to a six-year deal worth $80 million.

I’ve done athlete comparisons before, but never intersport comparisons. I think I’ve found a good match, so I’m going to give it a shot.

Ben Gordon and the Chicago Bulls took a turn toward closure Friday night when the free-agent guard said he doesn’t think he’ll be a Bull next season.

Huffington Post could put a Chicago paper out of business Page 1 of 1 Huffington Post Chicago: My First Impression Posted by Austin Mayor 8/15/2008 4:59:26 PM In an effort to establish local cred, HuffPoChi had …

The Louisville Zoo has euthanized Frank, a 44-year-old lowland gorilla that suffered from chronic arthritis and heart disease.

Luol Deng could be forced to miss Great Britain’s qualifying campaign for the 2009 European Championship because the team can’t find an insurer to cover the forward’s lucrative new six-year contract with the …

The Chicago Bulls announced Thursday their eight-game preseason schedule for this October, including one game that will be played at the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall in Champaign.

The Great Britain team is in the fight of its life, trying to keep Luol Deng on the team .

By Brian Hanley bhanley@suntimes.com Ben Gordon believes he and the Bulls are about to part ways.

Scott Skiles will face a familiar foe when he makes his debut as Bucks coach on Oct.

Think the Bulls and Scott Skiles got a chuckle out of the NBA schedule released Wednesday? Or just a brief bout of heartburn? Say this for the NBA: It knows a marketing opportunity when it sees one.

When Tricia Tunstall opened p45 in 1997, Bucktown was an emerging neighborhood of young artists, trendy restaurants and packed pubs.

The NBA 2008-09 schedule was released and I immediately checked to see how the Bulls starting schedule could effect their start.

That’s correct: opening night the Bulls will be hosting Skiles, and his assistant: whatshisname.

Kevin Ollie, meet your replacement. The Sixers signed Royal Ivey this summer to take over the role of third string point guard.

Embed: Font Summary of 2007-2008 Season The Chicago Bulls finished last season with a 33-49 record.

It’s painfully obvious the NBA’s broadcast partners do not consider the Knicks a compelling story despite a number of corrective measures taken by the organization since the end of a controversial 23-59 season.

The Charlotte Bobcats have signed guard Shannon Brown to a one-year deal for the league minimum of about $800,000. The 6-foot-4 Brown played in 21 games for Cleveland and Chicago last season and had two stints …

Emeka Okafor signed his six-year, $72 million free-agent deal with the Bobcats on Thursday and indicated he’s excited to play under new coach Larry Brown.

I’m not pleased with any deal including 28-year-old Andres Nocioni, who will make $29 million over the next four years guaranteed.

BRITISH basketball sensation Luol Deng is set to be bigger than Becks. The 6ft 7in sportsman could make 40million after agreeing a new deal with the Chicago Bulls.