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It was a night the Bulls would have made Johnny Red and Norm proud.

The Bulls Saturday had a moment of silence for their first coach and longtime broadcaster Johnny Kerr and one of the stars of their great 1970’s teams, Norm Van Lier. Both died Thursday, and the Bulls players they so loved and agonized over couldn’t have provided …

Amare who?

So I’m headed to All-Star weekend to get the inside stuff on Amare Stoudemire and whether by next week he’ll be a Bull, and suddenly Bulls fans don’t care. Well, don’t care first.

Amare, by the way, was voluminous when he met reporters here Friday, and I’ll have more in a later post.

Here’s a sampling: “I do …

The night belonged to Johnny “Red ” Kerr.  A fitting halftime ceremony that featured the appearances of Jerry Reinsdorf,  John Paxson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Jerry Colangelo among others.   A wonderful video tribute from President Obama. That’s how big Johnny is.  A tremendous night… oh, by the way, there was a game and the Bulls presented Johnny with the …

The Bulls get the Pistons and Heat at home before the All Star break. Normally it’s difficult for players to focus days before the break but for the Bulls this is an important week to establish a home court identity.

The Bulls have lost three straight at home and need to get it going in the right direction if they …

Bulls practice here Monday morning, in the wake of a three game winning streak, seemed serious and intense with plenty of competitive noise. Afterward, coach Vinny Del Negro had Derrick Rose aside, demonstrating a shooting technique.

Could that have been Vinny I heard humming, “Ain’t no stoppin’ us now?”

Nah, but the brilliant sunny skies here seemed pale in comparison …

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The contents of this page have not been reviewed or endorsed by the Chicago Bulls. All opinions expressed by Sam Smith are solely his own and do not reflect the opinions of the Chicago Bulls or its Basketball Operations staff, parent company, partners, or sponsors. His sources are not known to the Bulls and he has no special access to …

The contents of this page have not been reviewed or endorsed by the Chicago Bulls. All opinions expressed by Sam Smith are solely his own and do not reflect the opinions of the Chicago Bulls or its Basketball Operations staff, parent company, partners, or sponsors. His sources are not known to the Bulls and he has no special access to …

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Mike D’Antoni is no different than anyone else. And not just because Stephon Marbury hates him, too.

No, D’Antoni admits he does occasionally have some of those “what if” thoughts, like what if he’d waited until the lottery and it was clear the Bulls had the No. 1 overall draft pick and perhaps the next Steve Nash in Derrick Rose …