Joakim Noah

Bird-flipping fan nowhere to be found at Heat-Bulls game

2013-05-15 17:00:00

Miami The closest thing to a bird at AmericanAirlines Arena on Wednesday was Miami Heat player Chris Andersen, nicknamed �“Birdman.” As for the Heat fan who gained notoriety for flipping the bird to a Chicago Bulls player, she was nowhere to...

Heat is too hot for Bulls, 115-78

2013-05-08 20:05:00

MIAMI -- It was the biggest postseason win in Miami Heat history, and the biggest postseason loss in Chicago Bulls history. And it might have been actually worse than that sounds. Ray Allen scored 21 points in only 19 minutes, LeBron James finished...

LeBron James and Heat are tough when it counts, beat Bulls on road

2013-05-11 00:00:00

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NBA fines Taj Gibson $25,000, J.R. Smith $5,000

2013-05-10 15:40:00

Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 for his outburst at a referee, and New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been penalized $5,000 for flopping, the NBA announced Friday. Gibson and Joakim Noah each received two technicals and were...

Can the Chicago Bulls win their series against the Miami Heat?

2013-05-07 11:46:00

First, Chicago snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak during the regular season. Now the short-handed Bulls have taken a 1-0 series lead over the heavily favored Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. Writers from around the Tribune Co....

NBA playoffs preview: Heat vs. Bulls

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Eastern Conference semifinal No. 1 Miami vs. No. 5 Chicago Season series: Tied, 2-2. Key stat: Miami held Milwaukee to 85.3 points per game in its first-round sweep of the Bucks. Outlook: Chicago mucked things up for Miami in the regular season,...

Warriors advance; Nets force Game 7 in NBA playoffs

2013-05-02 23:04:00

Stephen Curry scored 22 points to go with eight assists, Andrew Bogut broke out with the best performance of his injury-saddled season and the Golden State Warriors eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a 92-88 victory in Game 6 on Thursday at Oakland....

NBA playoffs: Nate Robinson and Bulls stun Nets, 142-134 in 3 OTs

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and the Chicago Bulls wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Brooklyn Nets, 142-134, in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. The Bulls were trailing, 109-95,...

Dwight Howard finishes 14th for NBA defensive player of the year

2013-04-24 10:13:00

SAN ANTONIO -- The Lakers didn't have a great regular season. They're also lagging in awards attention. Dwight Howard was 14th in the voting for NBA defensive player of the year, receiving one first-place vote and four third-place votes. Memphis...

Lakers center Dwight Howard is a little defensive about award

2013-04-24 20:30:00

SAN ANTONIO — The Lakers didn't have a great regular season. They're also lagging in awards attention. Dwight Howard was 14th in the voting for defensive player of the year, receiving one first-place vote and four third-place votes. Howard...

NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference previews

2013-04-18 21:06:00

EASTERN CONFERENCE HEAT VS. BUCKS 1. Miami 66-16 (Home: 37-4; Road: 29-12) 8. Milwaukee 38-44 (Home: 21-20; Road: 17-24) Season series: Miami, 3-1. Key stat: LeBron James is making a career-best 56.5% of his shots, which is all the more...

Joakim Noah and the Bulls win Game 2 to even series with Nets

2013-04-23 00:00:00

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fl-ml-Heat-Bulls15a -- Miami Heat forward Chris Anderson practices free throws as Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah tosses a ball in the background before the start of game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal game, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Michael Laughlin, South Florida Sun Sentinel

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat battles with Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls during the third quarter of game five of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Miami Heat Chris Bosh takes a shot in front of Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah during the second quarter of Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal game, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

2013-05-15 00:00:00