Derrick Rose, on Bulls sidelines

The Bulls' Derrick Rose, left, stands with teammates during Wednesday's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Miami.

AL HAMNIK: Forget what's his name and focus on active Bulls

Quit dumping your vitriol on Derrick Rose, OK?

Derrick Rose on the bench

Bulls point guard Derrick Rose cheers on his team from the bench during their first-round playoff series with the Brooklyn Nets.

JOHN DOHERTY: Haste makes for waste at higher levels

The higher the level of sports, it is logical to assume, the better are the agents, athletes, coaches, management types, medics and scouts.

AL HAMNIK: Sidelined Derrick Rose facing damage control as well

Fans will turn on a professional athlete faster than a rabid dog. It's their nature as paying customers.

Bulls try to slow down Nets in Game 2

NEW YORK | Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau watches tape of the Nets and sees a confident team with an offense in rhythm.

Derrick Rose, Bulls

Bulls guard Derrick Rose has given no indication he'll return for the playoffs, which begin Saturday in Brooklyn.

AL HAMNIK: Derrick Rose soap opera running out of gas

CHICAGO | Cover your children's ears. Don't touch the Derrick Rose poster in their bedroom, though purple bunting taped across it might be appropriate.

AL HAMNIK: Bad money becoming a common practice in NBA

People are losing their jobs each day.

AL HAMNIK: Derrick Rose might be smart to sit this season out

With all apologies to "The Music Man," we got trouble, right here in the Windy City, and it's spelled B-U-L-L-S with a capital B.

Distracted Bulls unable to take the Heat in sloppy loss

CHICAGO | This was like hosting the Academy Awards and losing your tux before the curtain went up.

JOHN DOHERTY: Before hitting new year, peruse biggest comebacks of 2012

Who shall it be now?

AL HAMNIK: Seven not a lucky number for new-look Bulls

To hear coach Tom Thibodeau and general manager Gar Forman talk about the Bulls this season is like a matchmaker saying your blind date has a nice personality or good teeth.

AL HAMNIK: Derrick Rose timetable still up in the air for Bulls

The Bulls, who've teased us with their NBA title hopes the last two years, are waiting for the surgically repaired ACL of superstar Derrick Rose to fully heal. No one knows when he'll return this season, if at all.

Bulls G Rose says knee's improving

The Bulls' Derrick Rose poses with his mother, Brenda Rose, after unveiling his new shoe, the Adidas D Rose 3, during a news conference Thursday in Chicago.

Kirk Hinrich returns to Bulls

CHICAGO | Kirk Hinrich is back with the Chicago Bulls.

Bulls' Derrick Rose is a great inspiration for our local youths

What more could go wrong for Derrick Rose? At the young age of 23, to have all of the problems he has had.

AL HAMNIK: Bears, Bulls celebs searching for heroes in the region

Sometimes, you need to be involved. You have to get up off your backside and help the less fortunate.

AL HAMNIK: Bulls battling hard to keep spirits up

GRIFFITH | C.J. Watson wasn't going to stiff the region's Bulls fans who paid $10 a head Monday night to see him at Bridges' Scoreboard Restaurant and Sports Lounge.