dailyherald.com - 5/5/2009
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Luol Deng is not a malingerer. Seems no matter how many times he explains it, there are going to be people - both in the Bulls organization and out - who insist Deng was shrinking from the task this spring. And they're wrong. Is he injury prone? Seems like it. Is he a mistake at $70 million? ...
talkhoops.net - 5/3/2009
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Boston Celtics 109, Chicago Bulls 99 The veteran
club played great defense, hit big shots and pulled...
out the victory like they normally do in elimination games. The game felt very anticlimatic which was to be expected with all the anticipation and what has happened previously in the ...
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2009 NBA Playoffs: Celtics-Bulls Game 7 Recap
notqualifiedtocomment.com - 5/5/2009
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Luol Deng struggled this season from wire to
wire. After signing a huge contract (oops), he played...
like shit the first half of the season and eventually sat the last few months of the season with a stress fracture. Some people say he was faking it, or that he couldn’t play through pain ...
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Deng Better Think Twice Before Playing For Great Britain
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Barry Rozner of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "There are days when a player can run fairly well, almost normal, as the fracture doesn't present as much pain, but after that activity it might be impossible to even walk the next day without feeling like there are knives sticking in the leg. So others looked at Luol Deng the last month or two and wondered why the inconsistency, and that's also why he's still facing questions and skepticism. While a real injury and extremely painful, if allowed to heal properly it won't have any long-term effects. So if Deng ...
Deng Better Think Twice Before Playing For Great Britain
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... Luol Deng struggled this season from wire to wire. After signing a huge contract (oops), he played like shit the first half of the season and eventually sat the last few months of the season with a stress fracture. Some people say he was faking it, or that he couldn’t play through pain and that he is some kind of pussy. I’m not saying either of those things, but he better allow his injury to heal this summer and come back to play in October: ...
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Luol Deng, Done For The Year?
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[From the FanShots. No, this isn't ironically good news. It's very very bad. -ed]
With Luol Deng still bothered by a lower right leg injury and with just three weeks remaining in the regular season, there's a ...
Luol Deng done for year?
hittheboards.com 4/10/2009 — The Chicago Bulls currently sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference after last night's victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. They are 3 1/2 games ahead of the ninth-seeded Charlotte.
The Bulls have three games (and the Bobcats have four games) remaining. So, if either the Bulls win (or ...
Deng likely out for year
suntimes.com 4/10/2009 — Forward Luol Deng will likely miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his right tibia, unless the Chicago Bulls make a long playoff run.
TrueHoop on Luol Deng
blogabull.com 3/13/2009 — [Note by your friendly BullsBlogger, 03/12/09 10:09 AM CDT: From the FanPosts. I should've come up with something similar myself, as it's basically how I felt about the situation. If Deng's hurt, he's hurt. Now if he's always hurt that's a different ...
Could the Bulls go further than everyone is expecting?
binarybasketball.com 4/26/2009 — Possibly the most interesting thing about this series is Chicago are playing without one of their best players, Luol Deng. This is a factor that many (including myself) may have forgotten about considering how well the Bulls have been playing without him.
Luol Deng #9
sportsviews.com 1/13/2009 — Luol Deng #9 of the Chicago Bulls goes to the basket during the NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers
Chicago Bulls call end to Luol Deng's season -
chicagotribune.com 4/10/2009 — General manager John Paxson said Thursday that Luol Deng will sit for the remainder of the regular season and the first round of the NBA playoffs if the Bulls qualify. If the Bulls make the playoffs and engineer a first-round upset, Deng is almost ...
When he's back, Luol Deng should fit right in -
chicagotribune.com 3/18/2009 — Coach Vinny Del Negro said he would welcome Luol Deng back at any point, even if the small stress fracture in Deng's right tibia takes longer than three weeks of rest to feel better. "He'll fit in whenever," Del Negro said. "He knows the system and ...
Where Do the Chicago Bulls Go From Here? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 5/5/2009
In one of the most exciting and entertaining first-round matchups that the NBA has seen in quite some time, the Chicago Bulls showed poise, maturity, and an extremely high ceiling for improvement in their series against the Boston Celtics that ...
Celtics Send Bulls Back to the Drawing Board —
Bleacher Report - NBA 5/5/2009
The Celtics sent the Bulls home back to Chicago on Saturday. Should they have their heads down?
Hell no.
They played a great seven game series against the defending champs. How many overtime games were there? Six. That's amazing, and it was an ...
