Chicago Bulls 2022: News, Schedule, Roster, Score, Injury Report
The Chicago Bulls basketball team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf and plays in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. It was founded in 1966 and is headquartered at the United Center. The Chicago Bulls share this stadium with the NHL team, the Chicago Blackhawks.
The franchise rose to fame in the 90s, where it won six NBA titles. There were two consecutive three-peat titles when Michael Jordan was part of the team during this decade.
The Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons had a memorable rivalry in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The teams met in three consecutive Conference Finals games between 1989 and 1991. Each time, the winner of that matchup went on to win the Finals. NBA title.?
In 1992, the Chicago Bulls set a franchise record with 67 wins. Three years later, in Michael Jordan’s first full season after his short baseball career, the Chicago Bulls became the first team to record 70 regular season wins. That year, they also became the first team to have 3 players on the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
After Jordan’s second retirement, the Chicago Bulls struggled and did not make the playoffs until 2005. After another difficult year, they made the playoffs 8 straight times from 2007 to 2015.
Two players have won the NBA MVP award while playing for the Chicago Bulls. They are Michael Jordan (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) and Derrick Rose (2011) who, at 22, is the youngest winner of this title. The team is currently enjoying its best performance in many years, ranking in the top 2 of the Eastern Conference.
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?Achievements and history
| Based | 1966 |
| Conference | East |
| Division? | Central |
| President | Michel Reinsdorf |
| General manager? | Marc Eversley? |
| Head coach? | Billy Donovan |
| Arena? | United Center |
| Championships (6) | (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Conference Titles (6) | (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Division Titles (9) | (1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012) |
| Website | www.nba.com/bulls |
Chicago Bulls 2022 Player Roster
| 11 | DeMar DeRozan | PF | 6-6 | 220 | August 7, 1989 |
| 7 | Troy Brown Jr. | SF | 6-6 | 215 | July 28, 1999 |
| 2 | Lonzo Ball | PG | 6-6 | 190 | October 27, 1997 |
| 6 | Alex Caruso | SG | 6-4 | 186 | February 28, 1994 |
| 12 | Ayo Dosunmu | SG | 6-5 | 200 | January 17, 2000 |
| 13 | Tony Bradley | C | 6-10 | 248 | January 8, 1998 |
| 5 | Derrick Jones Jr. | PF | 6-5 | 210 | February 15, 1997 |
| 8 | Zach LaVine | SG | 6-5 | 200 | March 10, 1995 |
| 24 | Javonte Green | SF | 6-4 | 205 | July 23, 1993 |
| 28 | Alfonzo McKinnie | SF | 6-7 | 215 | September 17, 1992 |
| 25 | Tyler Cook | PF | 6-8 | 255 | September 23, 1997 |
| 19 | Marko Simonovic | C | 6-11 | 216 | October 15, 1999 |
| 14 | Malcolm Hill | SF | 6-6 | 22 | October 26, 1995 |
| 44 | Patrick Williams | PF | 6-7 | 215 | August 26, 2001 |
| 0 | Coby White | PG | 6-5 | 195 | February 16, 2000 |
| 9 | Nikola Vucevic | C | 6-10 | 260 | October 24, 1990 |
| 21 | Matt Thomas | SG | 6-4 | 190 | August 4, 1994 |
