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March Madness 2021: What to know about every team in the NCAA tournament bracket

Now that the 2021 men’s NCAA tournament field is set, you’ll need the right information to make the right picks in your March Madness bracket. We’re here to help with our annual 68-team preview. The tournament will tip off on Thursday with the First Four, while the first round begins Friday. All games will be […]

Michael Jordan: I would’ve signed with Bulls to vie for seventh title

In the finale of the 10-part documentary series focusing on the last season of the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty that ended in a sixth championship and then the team dismantled, Michael Jordan said he would’ve been willing to sign a one-year contract to run it back. “If you asked all the guys who won in ’98 […]

Before ‘The Last Dance,’ Scottie Pippen delivered six words of trash talk that changed NBA history

And then, to the rescue steps Scottie Pippen. A future Hall of Famer, at this point Pippen remains something of an introvert, the guy who shrank from this exact kind of late-game spotlight in the 1990 and 1994 playoffs. But with 9.2 seconds left and Malone at the foul line with a chance to seal […]

‘The scariest game we ever faced’: The Chicago Bulls talk about their toughest Game 7

Bird was not big on speeches. The Pacers had done their work in practices and film sessions. All that was left was to execute. Bird scanned the room. “Forget the X’s and O’s,” he said. “Let’s go out there and kick some ass.” “We looked at each other like, ‘Wow!’” Antonio Davis, then a backup […]

From the archives: Phil Jackson on Jordan, Rodman’s new love and a superstar he was secretly scouting

In what appears to be the final season of the Chicago Bulls’ 1990s reign, coach Phil Jackson has periodically collected his thoughts and analyzed the swirling action around him. Beginning with a preseason trip to Paris and then later, often while relaxing at his desk at the Bulls’ Deerfield, Ill., training complex, surrounded by the […]

Pelicans’ Zion Williamson scores 31 in 28 minutes: I expect to make an impact, but ‘nothing like this’

The No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA draft, in just his ninth career game, put up 31 points, nine rebounds and five assists — in just under 28 minutes — in the Pelicans’ 138-117 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. It’s the kind of impression others have felt he could […]