The link doesn't have photos unfortunately, but I saw a quick segment on the news last night that showed a handful of Bulls players at a school event and I almost didn't recognize JJ. He looks like he slimmed down considerably since the last time he was photographed (a few months ago). He did also get a haircut, but I don't think that was it. We'll see in the coming days, but I have a feeling he dropped 10-20 lbs.

Have to give credit to Tyrus for all the community service volunteer work he's done for kids. He's really come a long way and I enjoy reading things like this. It's also nice to see him at all the Bulls off-season events (charity golf outing, Bulls Bball camp) and working out at the Berto all summer. Good stuff.

You can see the official website and vote for Tyrus here.

Tony Parker hurt himself playing for France...

How would your Team USA look for 2010 and 2012, SportsNation? ESPN asks you to vote.

NOTE: The higher you rank Derrick, the more points he gets.

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UPDATE: Good stuff from Sham: Bulls have to waive Roberson, Nelson, and rescind the QO to Gray to stay under the tax.

From the FanShots. He's the highest paid coach on the team. But if his role is mainly to teach, why are we giving him a roster spot and getting even closer to the luxury tax? Who knows! I guess Lindsey Hunter is now a 'made guy'' in The Org. -ed.]

Whoop de doo.

Let's get it straight, Flash's name is spelled DWYANE. Not Dewayne, not Dwayne, not Dwane, not even Dewayde! I think the first thing we can do in preparation for the summer of 2010 (besides praying) is to practice spelling his name correctly in our posts!

CSN Chicago will air it live. Wonder what will replace all the Red Roses as the theme this year?

Nice article about JJ's background, his kick-boxing family, how he was "discovered", and the time he nearly kicked Chris Paul in the face. (Still don't know why he's a 22 yr old sophomore... anyone?)

Sam Smith ponders Rose's chances to replace Kidd on the next Olympic team.

I was just reading the Sun Times, looking for some report on the draft work-outs yesterday (can't find any, anywhere) and I came across a mock-draft from last week. Did you know that the Sun Times gets contributions from Dabullz.com? This mock draft is pretty off to me. I just think back to the days when I was a kid and everything I read in the Sports section was presumed to be accurate. Henderson at 22 and Hansborough at 25 seems dead wrong to me. Not to mention Holiday falling to 19...I wonder if Dabullz would make any changes to this mock today? If so, what would you change?

Small update on what BG's up to, 2 weeks before he hits the FA market.

How long until CDR's true SAT score is revealed? Can't wait!

Proof, happening now in a live Chat:

Tom (Chicago): Stacey King has been talking a lot about how much trash talking Kevin Garnett is doing from the bench. I love the passion, don't get me wrong...but should KG be taunting the Bulls bench at nearly every time out? Shouldn't he realize he is wearing a suit?

J.A. Adande: That's part of this series. At this point could you imagine these games without KG cursing up a storm and mean-mugging on the bench?

And even worse:

Adam, Chicago, IL: I'm sure this will be a common question - but how can Robert Horry get suspended for the fowl on Nash a few years ago, and Rondo get away with not one, but TWO flagrants in two games and not get suspended? If the league decides they want the series to be "exciting" and not lose ratings, don't they set a pretty low standard for rule enforcement?

J.A. Adande: Rondo threw Hinrich away, not down, which I think makes a difference. If it's in the middle of the court it wouldn't have looked so bad. But they were near the sidelines so Hinrich hit the table...just not as dramatically as Nash did. I think the way things look has a huge impact on the way things are judged...

J.A. Adande: watching the Miller play at the end of game 5 again yesterday I was thinking, if that was LeBron his head probably doesn't even move, it's an and-one, and we don't have as much to talk about

Saw this in a thread and said I'd add to fanshots. Nice recap video of all the complete bitchery KG has gotten himself into over the past few years.

"Rajon Rondo never bothered to swing for the ball with Miller on the move, just a forearm to the face that crumpled him to the floor. Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro screamed for a flagrant foul, and Miller looked like a lost soul, wandering in a fog between the bench and the free-throw line, between consciousness and confusion."

Good listen, some interesting admissions.

Haven't read it yet, wanted to post it asap. Linked from the front page list on ESPN.com.

Was just on SI.com (since ESPN hasn't published much of anything yet for non-Insiders on the upcoming tourney). Thought this article, clearly written before the seeds were announced, was interesting.

Bad publicity for DWade coming out of his ongoing divorce trial. Everyone knows he openly cheated on his wife for a long while before the split, but now it's getting dirty.