PHOENIX — On the eve of the NCAA tournament, former UF and current Bulls head coach Billy Donovan shared his thoughts on this year’s Florida men’s basketball team. “I mean, I was really really happy for them,” the former UF coach said before Chicago’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns on …
Read More »Magic’s Push For Playoffs Continues Vs. Bulls
The Orlando Magic (29-34), currently the 8th seed in the Eastern conference, welcome the No. 10 seed Chicago Bulls (24-38) Thursday. If the season ended today, both teams would participate in the play-in tournament to determine the 7th and 8th seed in the East. Currently, the Bulls and Magic are …
Read More »Donovan Finalist For Naismith Hall Of Fame
Former Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Professional Career After his time with the Gators, Donovan moved to the NBA to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2015-2020. He signed a five-year contract, worth nearly $30 million …
Read More »Magic Playing Through Star Player’s Injury
The Orlando Magic have been average through the young NBA season. At 6-6, there’ve been highs and there’ve been lows. One of their lows is Paolo Banchero‘s injury — a right torn oblique — which at diagnosis was a 4-6 week injury. Such is life in sports, though. Injuries happen …
Read More »Chicago Bulls Advance In Play-In, Face Heat Friday
The Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 131-116 in the NBA Play-In Tournament, Wednesday. They will compete Friday for the No. 8 seed against the Miami Heat, and the winner will face the No. 1 seed Boston Celtics. Bulls Key Contributors The main stars for the Bulls were Coby White, …
Read More »Hawks and Bulls Prepare for Battle in Play-in Matchup
After an electric first night of play-in matchups, it is now the Eastern Conference’s turn to find out whose season will continue in the recently established playoff setup. After four winning-teams clashed in the Western conference, two teams with losing records hope to prove that it is never too late …
Read More »Billy Donovan Expected to Remain With Chicago Bulls
Billy Donovan, former two-time national champion head coach for the Gators and current head coach of the Chicago Bulls, was asked Tuesday about his name being thrown around for the Kentucky head coaching job. While Donovan didn’t completely shut it down, he implied heavily against it. https://twitter.com/MichaelEppsTV/status/1777846387851325924 Coaching History & …
Read More »Orlando Magic Start Fast, Don’t Look Back in Win Against Bulls
The Orlando Magic kept the Chicago Bulls at arms length all game, never surrendering the lead in a 113-98 win at home. Paolo Banchero led the Magic in scoring and Markelle Fultz was a big contributor off the bench, as the Magic never saw their lead drop below six points …
Read More »Heat, Adebayo Handle Bulls
The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls sit on opposite sides of the NBA spectrum. One one end, there’s the Heat: A perennial playoff contender who looks to be on the same path this year, maybe to an even greater degree. Their record sits at 9-5, two games back from first …
Read More »Orlando Magic fall to Brooklyn Nets in In-Season Tournament debut
Basketball is a game of all four quarters. Unfortunately for the Magic, they did not get that memo. final pic.twitter.com/dtud9RgRQj — Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 15, 2023 On Tuesday night, Orlando headed north to the Barclays Center to take on the Nets. In their In-Season Tournament debut, things did not …
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