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'This is an opportunity': Bulls hit hard by injuries as Billy Donovan calls on guards to step up
Monday turned into a rough night for Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls. The Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed them in a 136-101 blowout, and the losses kept piling up as the game went on.
After losing to the Timberwolves by 35 points, the head coach of the Bulls talks about who he thinks need to contribute more amidst injuries.
Living in the now, that's what we as Thunder have gotten used to over the past few months. But, there are questions on the horizon that need answers. The first and most pressing has to be what the future holds for Billy Donovan. Donovan spent this ...
After taking his lumps as a rookie, Buzelis’ defensive awareness is starting to catch up to his athletic gifts, which is especially seen when he’s the low man in pick-and-roll coverage. He tied a career-high in blocks (4) on Wednesday. He entered Thursday in the 100th percentile in block percentage (2.4).
— -- Florida coach Billy Donovan signed a three-year contract extension last month that raised his average salary to $3.7 million over the final six years of the deal, which runs through the 2018-19 season. Donovan and the top-ranked Gators became ...
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Bulls’ Matas Buzelis shines in win over Magic, but Billy Donovan urges focus on consistency
Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls opened 2026 with momentum, taking down the Orlando Magic 121-114 on the season’s second night. The win came with an added highlight, as Matas Buzelis delivered a thunderous slam that instantly put him in the conversation for dunk of the year.
That’s been a new trick for the Chicago Bulls this season. Small ball wasn’t cutting it. So when the season got tough, the Bulls got tougher by playing two centers at the same time, rolling out a more extensive look at a type of rotation that coach Billy Donovan has tinkered with for years.
— -- A risk? Technically, Billy Donovan was a risk when Jeremy Foley named him his head basketball coach at the University of Florida in 1996. Donovan was 30 years old, a Rick Pitino disciple as player and assistant, but an untested one, with all of ...