The Chicago Bulls are hosting the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in an exciting Eastern Conference matchup between LaMelo Ball and Lonzo Ball. The two brothe

Bulls guard Zach LaVine joked about taking Mike Trout's center field position on the Los Angeles Angels. Trout chimed in as well.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games.

LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls season so far hasn’t given fans that much to be excited about. The Bulls are currently sitting at 18-24 and are 10th in the Eastern Conference standings and are slowly fading out of playoff contention.

Nikola Vučević scored a season-high 40 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter. Next, the Bulls head out West for a three-game road trip starting Sunday, Jan. 19 against Portland.

LaMelo Ball had 26 points and nine assists and Mark Williams notched a double-double of 19 points and 19 rebounds to lift the visiting Charlotte Hornets to a 125-123 victory over the slumping Chicago Bulls on Friday.

The Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine has been linked with the Milwaukee Bucks following a fantastic start to the season.

Bleacher Report suggested the Pistons send the Pelicans Jaden Ivey + salary filler, which would have to be either Tobias Harris or Tim Hardaway Jr. They also suggested that the Pistons would be lucky to “overpay” Ingram with a max deal with the most years.

After writing up the Western Conference portion of my official media ballot for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday, let's do the same for the East. (Quick refresher: You vote for three frontcourt players and two guards in each conference.

Now LaVine looks like a potential All-Star again, and suddenly he's one of the most notable names on the trade market. The Oklahoma City Thunder built a cottage industry around this phenomenon during their rebuild.

While the NBA and its fans are focused on the upcoming trade deadline, the games keep coming — and the best keep separating themselves from the rest. 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, Last Week No. 2).