After the NBA lockout ended, the Bulls lost Kurt Thomas to free agency, and released Keith Bogans.

The Conference Finals were best remembered for the Pistons walking off court in the last game just before it ended, unwilling to shake hands with the Bulls.

Gordon helped lead the Bulls to their first playoff appearance since the Jordan era ended in 1998.

The majority of the ' 90s was marked by the Chicago Bulls ' dynasty, which ended in 1998.

With the Red Bulls barely qualifying for the 2008 MLS Playoffs, Coach Juan Carlos Osorio surprisingly inserted Wolyniec into the starting lineup for the clubs first leg match against the defending champion Houston Dynamo, Wolyniec would assist on Juan Pablo Angel's goal in a match that ended 1-1.

Wolyniec ended his Red Bulls career beloved by supporters and ranks among the all-time club leaders in games played.

His purchase ended an era in which the Bulls were managed by committee with decisions by conference call, verdicts by vote.

The Wizards and Bulls ended long playoff droughts in 2005 ( and met each other in the first round ).

Love ended his NBA career with the Bulls after spending parts of the 1976-77 season in New York and Seattle.

His first season in charge at his new club proved to be a fruitful one for Raper as the Warriors finished second on the end of season table and made it all the way to the 2001 Grand Final ; although they ended up losing to the Bradford Bulls in a somewhat poor performance for the club's usually high standards.

The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the 1998 NBA Finals.

The Heat finished the regular season with a 44 – 38 record and faced the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, to whom they lost 4 – 0 in the best of seven series.

Joakim Noah was drafted by the Bulls in 2007.

The Bulls started the 2007 – 08 NBA season by losing 10 of their first 12 games and on December 24, 2007, after a 9 – 16 start, the Bulls fired head coach Scott Skiles.

Boylan was not retained on April 17 at the conclusion of the 2007 – 08 season after compiling a 24 – 32 record with the Bulls.

Deng rewarded his GM's loyalty by playing dominating basketball in the Bulls ' first-round playoff sweep of the defending champion Heat in April 2007.

On February 11, 2007, after the NBA game between the Chicago Bulls and the Phoenix Suns, the 30, 000th SportsCenter show aired.

Three of the games of the 1993 NBA Finals between the Suns and the Chicago Bulls, including game six where John Paxson hit a last second 3 point shot to clinch the Bulls ' Championship, were played there, as was one of the three 1998 WNBA Finals games and two ArenaBowl games, and some games of the 2007 and 2009 WNBA Finals.

A New York Red Bulls match at Giants Stadium in 2007

After finishing 1st in the league in the 2007 – 08 season, the Rangers went on to win the OHL Championship against the Belleville Bulls.

The Belleville Bulls in the Ontario Hockey League used the skit on their video scoreboard and " More Cowbell " as a catchphrase during the 2007 playoffs.

On November 5, 2007, Red Bulls and Arena decided mutually to part company.

On September 10, 2007, the station added the Retro Television Network ( RTV ) to its second digital subchannel which also aired live Durham Bulls home games.

In a 120 – 114 overtime win over the Washington Wizards, April 7, 2007, Carter and Jason Kidd became the first teammates in over 18 years to record triple-doubles in the same game since the Chicago Bulls ' Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen achieved this feat against the Los Angeles Clippers in 1989.

In addition to more than 80 Bulls and Blackhawks games each year, the United Center has hosted other sporting events such as University of Illinois basketball, the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament ( from the first tournament in 1998 to 2001, then in odd-numbered years from 2003 to 2007, before the tournament moved permanently to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis ), the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament ( hosted four times, including 2011 ), the Roundball Classic, and the Great Eight Classic.

Gordon was picked 3rd overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA Draft and in the 2007 – 08 season led the team in points scored per game.

* Stuart Scott is repulsed by seeing the Milwaukee Brewers Sausage Racers ordering sausage in the ESPN cafeteria ; the Sausage Racers also appear in a 2007 spot where they chase the SportsCenter anchors down the halls of the ESPN studios, parodying Pamplona's Running of the Bulls.

Barry played professionally for the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, and Houston Rockets, winning two NBA Championships with the Spurs, in 2005 and 2007.

The Brumbies won the match, and in doing so, became the first team outside of New Zealand to be crowned Super 12 champions ( and the only such team in the Super 12 era ; the Bulls of South Africa won the 2007 Super 14 ).

The Bulls set a season-best record of 102 points earned during the 2007 – 08 regular season.

In 2007 – 08 the Bulls made a trip to the Memorial Cup by virtue of Kitchener winning the Western Conference, and being the host, Belleville would get in as the OHL representative.

Costas later did play-by-play for Chicago Bulls broadcasts on WGN-TV during the 1979 – 1980 NBA season.

He played for Durham, Somerset and Worcestershire, as well as a season ( 1987 – 88 ) in Australia playing for the Queensland Bulls.

Despite the good news off the field, and winning four out of five games to start the season, the Wizards just missed out on a playoff berth with a loss to the New York Red Bulls on the final day, finishing with a 10 – 14 – 8 record.

Jordan and Scottie Pippen would lead the Bulls to two three-peats in eight years during the 1991 – 98 seasons.

The 2011 – 12 NBA season, scheduled to begin November 1, 2011 with a matchup between the defending champion Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls, was postponed due to a labor dispute.

** John Paxson's 3-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals helps the Chicago Bulls secure a 99 – 98 win over the Phoenix Suns, and their third consecutive championship.

Bulls aged 4 – 6 years, though sexually mature, are prevented from mating by older bulls.

* May 22 – Pope Gregory XI issues five Bulls condemning the opinion of John Wycliffe that Catholic priests should live in poverty like the twelve disciples of Jesus.

* New York Red Bulls ( officially Red Bull New York ) – a soccer franchise competing in the United States ' Major League Soccer

* Boston Bulls / New York Stars 1974 / Charlotte Stars 1974 / Charlotte Hornets 1974 – 75

However, before those three could arrive in Miami, there was a game to be played against the 72 – 10 Chicago Bulls.

The Heat started poorly in the 2006, losing to the Bulls by 42 points ( 66 – 108 ), the worst home loss in team history and worst margin of defeat for a defending Champion on opening day in NBA history.

Fueled by a late-season steamroll, the Heat finished with a 58 – 24 record, third best in team history and a second overall seed, behind the top-seeded, 60-win Bulls, led by MVP Derrick Rose.

In the 1994 – 95 season, the Magic's sixth season, All-Star forward Horace Grant was acquired as a free agent from the Chicago Bulls.

In the 1995 – 96 season, the Magic again were near the top of the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division with a 60 – 22 record, led by O ' Neal and Hardaway ; however, the Magic were seeded number two, behind the NBA all-time best 72 – 10 record of the Chicago Bulls.

They also earned their 50th win of the season against the Chicago Bulls on April 13, which had not happened since the 1995 – 96 season.

Because of a seemingly meaningless loss to the lowly Chicago Bulls in the regular season finale ( both the Sixers and the Lakers finished with identical 56 – 26 records, but Los Angeles was awarded a higher seed based on tiebreakers ), the 76ers had to open a series on the road for the first time in the 2001 playoffs.

The Sixers won 104 – 101 over the Chicago Bulls on March 13, 2009.

On December 23, 1988, the Hornets really gave their fans something to cheer about, beating Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 103 – 101 at the buzzer in Jordan's first return to North Carolina as a professional.

The Bulls won an NBA record-72 games during the 1995 – 96 NBA season and are the only team in NBA history to win 70 games or more in a single season.