DANG. Did he call other people too? I hope he didn't, because this could mean that he's definetly coming.

"Shortly after Cleveland was eliminated by Boston in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, LeBron James placed a call to Bulls guard Derrick Rose.

What did they talk about?

Word is, James said he likes Rose's game, likes his team and would welcome the chance to play together."

Rose on Lebron's 40 ft buzzer beater: "He’s one of the only ones who can do that," Rose said. "I can’t. I can’t even shoot a 3. I still haven’t hit a shot like that yet."

"Chicago Bulls executive vice president John Paxson shoved coach Vinny Del Negro twice in the chest and had to be restrained in a postgame confrontation late last month, multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports.

After a loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 30, an irate Paxson walked into the coach’s office at the United Center and confronted Del Negro over a narrow breach of a management-imposed minutes limit on injured forward Joakim Noah(notes). Sources said Paxson first grabbed a hold of Del Negro’s tie and seemingly tried to provoke him with two successive jabs into his chest. Paxson was even heard to angrily challenge Del Negro to a fight.
There were several staff members present, sources said, and assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff stepped between Paxson and Del Negro and pulled Paxson away.

Sources said Del Negro did not retaliate, mostly out of fear the incident could be used to void his contract without pay or hurt future career opportunities elsewhere. The Bulls have dispatched lawyers to interview witnesses about the incident, sources said."

My favorite part: Challenging Del Negro to a fight.
Woj with the story.

Bulls 66%
Raptors 34%

It's certain that we won't make it now because the Bulls always do the opposite of what is expected.

"Update: A CT scan on Turkoglu’s injured face revealed a small, non-displaced fracture, SLAM Online’s Holly MacKenzie reports. He is listed as day-to-day.

Recommendation: The news certainly could have been a lot worse (it’s nowhere near as severe as Chris Bosh’s(notes) recent facial injury), but Turkoglu may still miss some time. Consider him questionable for Friday’s game against the Hawks."

Championship round and Benny is down 93% to 7% against Oklahoma State's Pistol Pete.

"Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, April 11: Look, whoever gets the eighth spot in the East is probably going to be swept by the Cavs in the first round. Chicago and Toronto are not particularly good teams, and they cannot rightfully be expected to win more than one or two token games against Cleveland. The Raptors are two games ahead of the Bulls, so this is a big one for that playoff spot.

But it still matters, particularly for 2010 free agency. The Raptors want to hold on to Chris Bosh(notes) by all means necessary, and that will be much easier if they make the playoffs this season. Likewise, the Bulls are looking to pick up a major free agent this summer, and while having Derrick Rose(notes) on the roster makes them relatively attractive anyway, they’ll look a lot better if they can say they’ve made the postseason two years in a row. Image is everything, people, even if you can’t win a playoff game."

"Update: Hinrich (ankle) hopes to play Friday night against the Wizards, ChicagoBreakingSports.com reports.

Recommendation: Hinrich sustained the injury in the first half of Tuesday’s loss to the Suns. He sat out the remainder of the game. The veteran guard was sporting a walking boot on Wednesday, but it was just for precautionary reasons. Check back before Friday’s tip, but so far the news surrounding Hinrich’s injury is encouraging."

"Sources say the chances of landing top choice, Jeff Van Gundy, are improved with Thorn staying on the job. Van Gundy hadn’t planned to return to coaching next season, but the Nets believe he’ll be willing to listen to a pitch."

How about the Bulls target him, pretty please?

"How the Bulls squandered an entire decade on the court [and the fault is not really, but still kind of, their own]."

"Turkoglu sat out Friday night's game against the Nuggets with a stomach virus. No big deal, people get sick. Except that after that game he missed, he hit the clubs in T.O. There were consequences and repercussions — a fine and a benching for Sunday's game with the Heat."

Gets 30 days in a halfway house and 2 yrs probation.

I know he hasn't got anything to do with the Bulls but thought you guys might be interested anyways.

" "He's the best center in the league," Hodges says about Bynum when the 7-footer contests a shot in the fourth quarter.

Hodges doesn't say the 22-year-old Bynum is going to be the best center in the league, he says he already is.

I rattle off Bynum's competition: Dwight Howard, Amar'e Stoudemire, Yao Ming, Chris Kaman. Hodges hears every name and continues to stare at me with the same blank expression, waiting for me to mention somebody he'd agree was better than No. 17 for the purple and gold."

"Hodges says Bynum's length and touch put him above Howard, who generally gets the nod at the best center in the game today. "

I smell Laker bias.

I feel bad about what happened to my guy, D-Rose, in the Bulls game last night. We spent a lot of time together last summer going to China on that adidas trip, and I really think my guy is gonna be a star for a long time. But as it turned out, he got hurt in both games we played against the Bulls when we met at the rim.

As a big man, you never try to hurt anybody when they come down the lane. Me and Derrick are cool. I think he’s a great player and a great person. I never want to see him get hurt. But I always tell him, that if you come down the lane, always come off two feet. That way you’ll be on balance. You come off one all it takes is for somebody’s body to hit you and you’re going to fall.

It really upsets me when people say that I tried to hurt him. Like I told fans on twitter, why would I try to hurt one of my friends? That just doesn’t make any sense!

I hope he gets better and that there’s nothing seriously wrong with him. The last thing I would want to do is hurt anyone, especially one of my good friends.

~Dwight regains his redemption in my eyes