Joakim Noah

Joakim Noah notched the third triple-double of his NBA career, scoring 23 points with 21 rebounds and 11 blocked shots to lead Chicago to a 93-82 win over stumbling Philadelphia.

LeBron James scored 26 points and notched 12 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to an emphatic 86-67 NBA victory over the Chicago Bulls that stretched their winning streak to nine games.

The Boston Celtics rallied in the fourth quarter to edge the Chicago Bulls 71-69 behind a strong defense and a 12-point performance from forward Kevin Garnett.

Britain's Luol Deng scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help power the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls to a 93-76 rout of the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA game.

San Antonio's Tim Duncan and the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh headline the 14 players selected by NBA coaches as reserves for the 2013 All-Star Game next month.

Marco Belinelli's turnaround jump shot with 3.1 seconds left in overtime lifted the Chicago Bulls to a 100-99 National Basketball Association win over the Boston Celtics.

Carlos Boozer finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls set a franchise record for fewest points allowed with a 97-58 rout of the Atlanta Hawks.

Luol Deng scored 33 points in Chicago's 108-101 NBA win over the Knicks in New York, with Derrick Rose's appearance on the practice court raising hopes of even better things to come.

Britain's Luol Deng scored 29 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds while Italy's Marco Belinelli added 22 points to spark the Chicago Bulls to a 110-106 NBA victory Friday over the New York Knicks.

Joakim Noah scored 21 points as the undermanned Chicago Bulls defeated the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 96-89.

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, not known for his three-point prowess, found himself chatting with his coach over a long-range attempt aimed at satisfying fans hoping for free hamburgers.

France basketball star Tony Parker was on Friday cleared to take part in the London Olympics after suffering an eye injury in an altercation in a nightclub in New York last month.

Amar'e Stoudemire has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for hurling an anti-gay slur at a fan on Twitter. ?Amar'e Stoudemire has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for hurling an anti-gay slur at a fan on Twitter. Calling Stoudemire's language offensive and derogatory, Stu Jackson, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, announced the fine in a statement released on Tuesday. Stoudemire, who plays as a power forward and center for the New York Knicks, fired back at a follower who criticized the Knicks' record. After Stoudemire tweeted that he had just finished an off-season workout, @Bferrelli, identified by The New York Daily News as Brian Ferrelli, messaged: ?@Amareisreal you better come back a lot stronger and quicker to make up for this past season mannnnnn deadasss!!!? ?Fuck you. I don't have to do anything fag,? Ferrelli claimed Stoudemire, 29, wrote in a direct message. ?Just got a DM from @Amareisreal after I told him to step his shit up so the Knicks will get furthe

Rajon Rondo posted his eighth career playoff triple-double as the Boston Celtics edged the Philadelphia 76ers 92-91 in game one of the Eastern Conference series.

The Philadelphia 76ers edged Chicago 79-78, ousting the top-seeded Bulls from the first round of the NBA playoffs and booking a clash with the Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks fended off elimination in the first round of the NBA playoffs, holding off the star-studded Miami Heat 89-87 to force a fifth game in their Eastern Conference series.

The New York Knicks fended off elimination in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday, holding off the star-studded Miami Heat 89-87 to force a fifth game in their Eastern Conference series.

The Philadelphia 76ers put the hurt on the hurting Chicago Bulls on Sunday, pushing the NBA's top overall playoff seeds to the brink of elimination in the first round.

The Indiana Pacers squandered a big fourth-quarter lead but held on for a 101-99 over-time win over the Orlando Magic Saturday in their NBA first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Chicago center Joakim Noah rolled his left ankle in the third quarter of the Bulls' 79-74 NBA playoff loss to Philadelphia, and left the arena on crutches.