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Bulls head coach Jim Boylen walks onto the court for a timeout as Lakers forward LeBron James celebrates in the background during a game at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.

7 storylines we miss from the postponed NBA season, from LeBron James’ pursuit of history to the celebration of Kobe Bryant — and even the Bulls’ dysfunction

March 28, 2020 at 7:12 p.m.

Faced with its first positive coronavirus case and growing concern throughout the league, the NBA suspended its season a little more than two weeks ago. Commissioner Adam Silver made the...

Michael Jordan looks up as he sits during a timeout during a game against the L.A. Clippers at the United Center in 1996.

Michael Jordan answered a young Kevin Garnett’s trash talk in epic fashion on this day 24 years ago

February 27, 2020 at 4:02 p.m.

There are myriad ways to measure Michael Jordan's dominance during the prime years of his career, but nothing drives it home quite like the testimony of former players. Jordan was...

Inside the Jordan Wings program and its impact in Chicago: ‘It has bigger implications than learning about making shoes’

February 19, 2020 at 4:52 p.m.

Four Chicago high school students stood in front of a packed house at the Jordan Brand flagship store on State Street, explaining how their involvement with the Wings Scholars Program...

Someone tapes the Mavericks' Luka Doncic at Wintrust Arena on Feb. 14, 2020.

2020 NBA All-Star Weekend: A recap of all the events around Chicago

December 28, 2020 at 7:09 a.m.

Team LeBron topped Team Giannis in a nail-biter in the All-Star Game at the United Center on Sunday, 157-155, earning $400,000 for Chicago Scholars. The game capped off a busy...

Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. cradles the dunk contest trophy after his victory.

The 5 best things we saw at the Slam Dunk contest, which ended with Derrick Jones Jr.’s controversial win over Aaron Gordon

February 15, 2020 at 11:18 p.m.

The NBA Slam Dunk contest is one of the league's premier events because of the 1988 edition, when the Bulls' Michael Jordan and the Hawks' Dominique Wilkins squared off at...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver unveils the newly named NBA All Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at the United Center.

NBA renames the All-Star Game MVP trophy for Kobe Bryant: ‘It seemed like the appropriate way to bring honor to him’

February 15, 2020 at 11:47 p.m.

Kobe Bryant owned All-Star Weekend throughout his 20-year NBA career with the Lakers, first as a brash 18-year-old winning the 1997 Slam Dunk contest and later as a grizzled veteran...

Performers practice before the All-Star Celebrity Game at Wintrust Arena on Feb. 14, 2020.

12 things to watch for during NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago

February 15, 2020 at 7:45 a.m.

NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago is one marked by change. The league's main event returned to Chicago for the first time since 1988, and it breezed into the Windy City...

Barack Obama makes a surprise appearance at NBA All-Star Weekend to pitch in during a charity event — and drop some of his basketball insight: ‘It shows how big of a basketball head he is’

February 14, 2020 at 5:24 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama walked into a small, cordoned-off section of Wintrust Arena for an NBA Cares service event and received a familiar greeting as cheers, smiles and outstretched hands...

Dwyane Wade attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Slam Dunk Contest: Everything you need to know about the dunks, the rules — and the judges with Chicago connections

February 13, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.

One of the most anticipated spectacles of NBA All-Star Weekend is the Slam Dunk contest. Three decades after Michael Jordan's iconic flight from the free-throw line, four NBA stars will...

A statue of Bulls and NBA legend Michael Jordan stands in the United Center atrium.

Going to NBA All-Star Weekend at the United Center or Wintrust Arena? Here’s how to get tickets, how to get there — and where to find the Michael Jordan statue.

February 14, 2020 at 7:49 a.m.

You get an NBA All-Star Game in your city for the first time in 32 years, you pull out all the stops. The league-sanctioned events Friday through Sunday are packed...

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