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• Michael Jordan Didn’t Like That Horace Grant Wasn’t Intimidated By Him While They Were Teammates On Bulls: ‘He’s Still Holding That Grudge’
According to Hall of Fame NBA writer Sam Smith, Michael Jordan didn’t like that Horace Grant wasn’t intimidated by him while they were teammates on the Chicago Bulls. That’s why Jordan blamed Grant for leaking stuff to Smith for Smith’s book, “The Jordan Rules.” “Also, to suggest that one player, who was certainly not privy […] The post Michael...2025
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• Michael Jordan ‘Would Have Been Fine’ If Bulls Traded Scottie Pippen And Horace Grant For Buck Williams And Walter Davis: ‘He Actually Wanted Different Teammates’
According to Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith, NBA legend Michael Jordan “would have been fine” if the Chicago Bulls traded Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant for Buck Williams and Walter Davis. The Bulls drafted Jordan in 1984 and acquired Pippen and Grant in 1987. Chicago didn’t reach the NBA Finals until 1991, which frustrated […] The post Michael Jordan ‘Would Hav...2025
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• Michael Jordan Wouldn’t Let Horace Grant Eat Food On Bulls Plane If He Had A Bad Game: ‘He Doesn’t Deserve To Eat’
NBA icon Michael Jordan told a stewardess on a Chicago Bulls plane not to give Horace Grant food after a bad game. Jordan was tough on Grant. Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith, author of “The Jordan Rules,” talked about Jordan and Grant in 2020 while “The Last Dance” aired. “Players would come to me […] The post Michael Jordan Wouldn’t Let Horace G...2025
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• Michael Jordan Always Wanted To ‘Embarrass’ His Opponent And Never Felt Bad For Running Up The Score: ‘He Was Like One Of Those Football Coaches Who Want To Win 92-0’
NBA legend Michael Jordan wanted to “embarrass” his opponent, so much so that he never felt bad for running up the score. Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith, who covered Jordan, told Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype in 2020 that Jordan had “incredible manic competitiveness.” “As we’ve seen witnessed in this documentary and which we knew, […] The post Michael Jordan Al...2025
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• Michael Jordan Didn’t Hang Out With Bulls Teammates Off The Court: ‘He Didn’t Really Mingle With Teammates At All’
NBA icon Michael Jordan didn’t hang out with his Chicago Bulls teammates off the court. Jordan spent more time with Bulls security. “He basically hung around with his security people as you saw when he was gambling with them,” Hall of Fame Bulls writer Sam Smith told Alex Kennedy of HoopHype in 2020. “He didn’t […] The post Michael Jordan Didn’t Hang...2024
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• In 1994, Bulls Had Trade In Place To Send Scottie Pippen To Sonics For Shawn Kemp, But Minds Changed At Last Minute

The Seattle SuperSonics almost acquired NBA legend Scottie Pippen from the Chicago Bulls in the summer of 1994. However, the SuperSonics backed out at the last minute after angry fans flooded them with calls. According to legendary NBA writer Sam Smith, the Bulls tried to trade Pippen after the 1993-94 season to the SuperSonics for Shawn […] The post In 1994, Bulls Had Trade In Place To...2024
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• Sam Smith: An "eye for an eye" mindset is not the answer after the Grayson Allen foul

Friday when Bulls guard Alex Caruso suffered a fractured wrist and malefactor Grayson Allen was e...2022
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• Sam Smith: Zach LaVine's daring dunks should retire...for now

The comment you most often hear when players are discussing injuries is they'll listen to their b...2022
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• Rumor: The Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen relationship might be fractured
Chicago Bulls writer Sam Smith, who wrote “The Jordan Rules,” believes the relationship between Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen may be fractured. Pippen was reportedly upset with how he was portrayed in “The Last Dance” documentary. Smith, who was interviewed for the Bulls docuseries, says Pippen could be mad at Jordan after MJ said Scottie […] The post Rumor: The M...2020
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• Zach LaVine ‘upset’ with way Bulls’ season has gone
Zach LaVine is in his sixth season in the NBA and hasn’t experienced much team success. That is wearing on him. LaVine conducted an interview with Chicago Bulls writer Sam Smith that was published on Monday. The 25-year-old guard talked about how he has been handling things during the coronavirus shutdown. LaVine said he is spending his time in Seattle at his new home, nearby his family. Also in t...2020
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• Ask PFW: Drafting a QB plan?

It's the offseason and the madness is upon us. Will Gronk retire? Will we trade Gronk? Will we trade Gronk, Brady and Edelman as a package? Will we trade all the current players for all the draft picks in the entire draft???? It's all a little nerve racking for the average fan. I've always relied on blind faith in the Hoodie this time of year. Do you think he has it all under control as usual? Chr...2018
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• Ask PFW: Patriots postseason ponderings

Hi guys Happy New Year!!! What are your thoughts that at the end of the season we lose Josh [McDaniels] & Matt [Patricia] to other teams? Also, as another year rolls in, what does the future hold in your mind? Specifically the end of the dynasty when Bill and Tom finally walk off into the sunset? Gary Waldron There certainly is a lot of interest this week with the Patriots coordinators. Reports i...2018
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• Bulls bounce back with 115-109 win in Charlotte
By Sam Smith Maybe the ship ain't be sinkin'. That it may have been thrown a lifeline by Rajon Rondo and Nikola Mirotic only makes this rough and rocky cruise that much more strange. "It was a beautiful thing to watch," said Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. That being the Bulls ship, to paraphrase Michael Ray Richard's famous onetime declaration of a season going under, that suddenly was full steam ahead...2017
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• Indiana Pacers Should Look to Future Via Active Trade Market
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• Daily Fantasy Basketball 2014: Best NBA FanDuel, DraftKings Lineup for Dec. 18
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• Lakers News: Kevin Love Chase Not the Right Path for LA
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• Every known tattoo that former Bulls star Michael Jordan has on his body
Did you know Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan has a tattoo on his body that he’s always been a bit sensitive about? In 2009 when Jordan was inducted into the Hall of Fame, legendary Bulls writer Sam Smith revealed the shocking revelation that MJ has one tattoo on his left breast: “Little known is he […] The post Every known tattoo that former Bulls star Michael Jordan has on h...2020
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"According to Hall of Fame writer Sam Smith, NBA legend Michael Jordan “would have been fine” if the Chicago Bulls traded Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant for Buck Williams and Walter Davis."

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"At the post-show Media Scrum, Sam Smith of Wrestlesphere mentioned that the FTW Title was first brought into AEW as a joke."

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"Bulls With the uneven season continuing into March, the Bulls’ postseason hopes may be going up in smoke, wrote Sam Smith of Bulls."

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"Sam Smith: An "eye for an eye" mindset is not the answer after the Grayson Allen foul"

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"Sam Smith's 2022 All-Star Game Selection Projections on Christmas Day"

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"But now that he’s gone, the Bulls are asking yet another rookie, 2018 first-round pick Chandler Hutchison, to step up and play a significant role just like they’ve already asked of fellow 2018 draftee, rookie big man Wendell Carter, writes Sam Smith of Bulls."

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• Michael Jordan ‘Would Have Been Fine’ If Bulls Traded Scottie Pippen And Horace Grant For Buck Williams And Walter Davis: ‘He Actually Wanted Different Teammates’
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• Sam Smith: Here's what the Bulls might do if they land a Top-Four pick

Sam Smith breaks down the Bulls' chances in Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery and offers his though...2021
• Bulls star Zach LaVine speaks out on new partnership with All-Star Nikola Vucevic
Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine finally has the frontcourt man he has always wanted in Nikola Vucevic. After the Bulls traded for Vucevic at the deadline, LaVine expressed his excitement to team up with the All-Star center, per Sam Smith of Bulls.com. “I’ve always wanted to play with a dominant big. We’re obviously going to […] The post Bulls star Zach LaVine speaks out on n...2021
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• Sam Smith: The unlucky side of the NBA Draft Lottery
If any teams should be angry about the draft lottery, it's the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis/V...2020
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• Sam Smith: The luck of the Lottery
Sam Smith breaks down how picks have played out for teams that jumped up the draft board....2020
• Sam Smith: Star players can be found all over the draft
Sam Smith takes a look back at the top Draft Picks in the past...2020
• Sam Smith predicts who the Bulls will draft ahead of the 2020 Draft Lottery.
Sam Smith projects the Bulls first-round 2020 NBA draft pick depending on where they might land in...2020
• How LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, and other top NBA draft prospects fit in with the Bulls
Sam Smith analyzes how some of the consensus top players in the 2020 NBA draft would fit with our c...2020
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• Sam Smith predicts who the Bulls could select in the 2020 NBA Draft with Karnisovas leading the way
Sam Smith takes a look at Arturas Karnisovas' past draft selections with the Denver Nuggets and pre...2020
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• Brett Brown blames himself for Ben Simmons' 3-point shooting struggles
Sixers point guard Ben Simmons has stopped taking 3-pointers and coach Brett Brown considers it a personal failure, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps relays. Brown wants Simmons to take at least one long range shot per game, but the guard hasn’t attempted any in the past month. “Evidently I have failed, and it’s something that we’re all mindful of, and this is one of these things that is never going to go away,...2020
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• Bulls Notes: LaVine, Phillips, Dosunmu, Williams, Buzelis
The Bulls haven’t been able to generate much interest since putting Zach LaVine on the trade market last fall, but maybe they’re better off keeping him. LaVine looked like a dominant scorer again Saturday night, pouring in 28 points in 22 minutes while making all six of his three-point attempts, writes Sam Smith of NBA.com. […]...2024
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• Sam Smith's 2019-20 NBA Playoffs Predictions

Sam Smith makes his predictions on the Eastern and Western Conference standings for the 2019-20 NBA...2019
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• Bulls rookie Chandler Hutchison to get starting role in wake of Justin Holiday trade
Before Thursday’s trade with the Grizzlies, Justin Holiday was a regular starter at small forward for the Bulls, starting every game he played in during the 2018-19 season. But now that he’s gone, the Bulls are asking yet another rookie, 2018 first-round pick Chandler Hutchison, to step up and play a significant role just like they’ve already asked of fellow 2018 draftee, rookie big man Wendell Ca...2019
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• Bulls bounce back with 115-109 win in Charlotte
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• McDermott goes for career-high 31 points in win over Grizzlies
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• Indiana Pacers Should Look to Future Via Active Trade Market
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• Daily Fantasy Basketball 2014: Best NBA FanDuel, DraftKings Lineup for Dec. 18
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• Lakers News: Kevin Love Chase Not the Right Path for LA
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• Full-Strength Chicago Bulls Flashing Their Potential and Sunday NBA Takeaways
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• Michael Jordan, Horace Grant disagree over snitching allegations
One of the more contentious moments of Sunday’s “The Last Dance” episode revolved around the internal information within the Chicago Bulls that was being leaked to the media, specifically “The Jordan Rules” author Sam Smith. According to Michael Jordan himself, it was actually former teammate Horace Grant who was the snitch: Michael Jordan says Horace […] The po...2020
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• Zach LaVine ‘upset’ with way Bulls’ season has gone
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• NBA Rumors: Latest on Superstars Kevin Durant and Kevin Love
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• Why Cleveland Cavaliers Have No Reason to Sweat Kevin Love's Free Agency
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• Skolnick: 'Way Too Early' to Talk About Kevin Love Leaving Cavaliers for Lakers
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• LeBron James May Never Match the Feats of Michael Jordan, and That's Just Fine
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• LeBron James May Never Match the Feats of Michael Jordan, and That's Just Fine
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• Rajon Rondo gets to the point
By Sam Smith | 7.11.2016 | 9:50 p.m....2016
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• A Chicago kid realizes a dream
By Sam Smith | 7.30.2016 | 8:18 a.m....2016
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• Bulls say goodbye to Derrick Rose
By Sam Smith | 6.22.2016 | 3:20 p.m....2016
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• Bulls finish off perfect summer with the perfect shot
By Sam Smith | 7.19.2016 | 9:00 a.m....2016
• Bobby Portis has big dreams
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• Jimmy Butler's heart is in Chicago
By Sam Smith | 7.9.2015 | 5:10 p.m....2015
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• Michael Jordan Didn’t Like That Horace Grant Wasn’t Intimidated By Him While They Were Teammates On Bulls: ‘He’s Still Holding That Grudge’
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• Michael Jordan ‘Would Have Been Fine’ If Bulls Traded Scottie Pippen And Horace Grant For Buck Williams And Walter Davis: ‘He Actually Wanted Different Teammates’
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• Michael Jordan Wouldn’t Let Horace Grant Eat Food On Bulls Plane If He Had A Bad Game: ‘He Doesn’t Deserve To Eat’
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• Bold moves by Arturas Karnišovas turns Bulls into instant playoff contenders

Sam Smith puts into perspective the magnitude of the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline moves made by the Chic...2021
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• Sam Smith: Could the NCAA tournament foreshadow the NBA playoffs?

Perhaps this Men's NCAA tournament is going to be a harbinger for the NBA season in this most unu...2021
• Sam Smith's second-half questions the Bulls must answer

As the Bulls begin their second-half quest for a playoff berth, Sam Smith has questions for these y...2021
• Michael Jordan book author calls out NBA legend for 'blatant lie'
Scottie Pippen and Sam Smith are not the only ones to call out Jordan since the documentary aired. Former Bulls teammate Horace Grant called Jordan a “snitch.”...2020
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• Michael Jordan ‘broke every player code imaginable’ in ‘The Last Dance,’ claims Kendrick Perkins
Since “The Last Dance” wrapped up, some former NBA players pushed back on some aspects of the docu-series — including the validity of certain details, some of Michael Jordan’s comments, and the general portrayal of non-Jordan figures. Horace Grant flatly denied being Sam Smith’s main locker room source for “The Jordan Rules.” Meanwhile, Craig Hodges [̷...2020
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• Michael Jordan would’ve gotten ass beat if he took away plane food claims Horace Grant
Michael Jordan took some pot shots at former Chicago Bulls teammate Horace Grant during the run of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docuseries. Jordan suggested it was Grant who leaked information to sports writer Sam Smith, and that Grant’s jealousy contributed to Smith’s book, The Jordan Rules. Smith made more headlines earlier this month, when he claimed […] The post...2020
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• Horace Grant describes his trepid relationship with Michael Jordan
Former Chicago Bulls forward Horace Grant has played a relatively big role in ESPN’s hit docu-series “The Last Dance” covering the end of the Bulls dynasty and Michael Jordan. In episode 6, the narrative centered around how Grant allegedly served as the team snitch, feeding information to writer Sam Smith, who was the author of […] The post Horace Grant describes his trepid...2020
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• Every known tattoo that former Bulls star Michael Jordan has on his body
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• The evolution of NBA star jerks
When "The Jordan Rules" was published in 1991, it seemed revelatory, showing readers a side of Michael Jordan that few had ever glimpsed before. Sam Smith revealed a number of anecdotes about how ruthless Jordan was, not merely on the floor in the midst of a heated game, but off it as well, interacting with his teammates in a brutish way that often came closer to bullying than anything else. The b...2018
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• Lakers News: Kevin Love Chase Not the Right Path for LA
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• NBA Rumors: Latest on Superstars Kevin Durant and Kevin Love
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• Why Cleveland Cavaliers Have No Reason to Sweat Kevin Love's Free Agency
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• NBA Rumors: Latest Gossip Surrounding Kevin Love, Gal Mekel and More
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• Skolnick: 'Way Too Early' to Talk About Kevin Love Leaving Cavaliers for Lakers
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• Kobe Bryant Doesn't See Additional Contracts or Teams in His Future
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