By The Horns: A Chicago Bulls Show

NBA Champion and former Bull Metta World Peace joins Jason Goff on the podcast to discuss his new virtual show The Pitch where entrepreneurs pitch their startup businesses for a cash prize through Orbiiit Technologies. Metta also discusses his time as a Bull and his time with the late great Kobe Bryant.

The Bulls have things to address in the early season if they plan to make a run in the playoffs. K.C. Johnson, Rob Schaefer, and Jason Goff discuss the need to get Zach LaVine healthy and why the Bulls have poor starts and finishes to games. The guys also preview the matchup against the Nets.

The Bulls are getting a big boost from their veteran free agent pickups, Andre Drummond and Goran Dragić but can they sustain it? K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer discuss the impact the new Bulls are making this season so far. Later in the podcast, the guys discuss DeMar DeRozan becoming a 20,000 point scorer and if he is a Hall of Famer.

The Bulls pulled off a stunner against a Finals team in the Boston Celtics, coming back from a 19-point deficit to win by 18! K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer break down how the Bulls pulled off the comeback including the contributions by the bench, the star play of DeMar DeRozan, and the rotations pulled off by Billy Donovan. That’s already 2 wins against potential playoff contenders for the Bulls —...

The Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 116-108 in their season opener without All-Star guard Zach LaVine. Rob Schaefer and Will Perdue give their instant reactions to the game, including breakdowns of DeMar DeRozan, an improved second unit and Ayo Dosunmu’s leadership. Finally, they discuss Zach LaVine missing the first game of the season with knee injury management and what it could mean moving fo...

The Bulls open the regular season on Wednesday night in Miami, and the Bulls Talk Podcast crew is here to prepare you for opening night. K.C. Johnson, Rob Schaefer and Jason Goff look at the Bulls’ tough start to the season, where they will face off against some of the NBA’s most elite teams in the first two weeks. They also discuss Coby White not signing a rookie scale extension with the Bulls an...

Rob Schaefer and Jason Goff discuss what they learned about the Bulls from their four preseason games. Who would they start at the power forward position opening night? Where will Dalen Terry be most impactful this season? Plus, they discuss which Zach LaVine they are expecting to see this season.

During the preseason, Billy Donovan has been experimenting with the power forward position, starting Patrick Williams, Javonte Green and Derrick Jones Jr. in each of their three games. With just one week left until the regular-season opener, who will be the Bulls' starting power forward? K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer discuss how Javonte Green has looked during the preseason, if they think Patrick...

The Bulls' preseason has begun and it did not start off well. K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer discuss the 129-125 loss to Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. The guys break down Patrick Williams’ game, Ayo Dosunmu, the rotations of Billy Donovan and a lot more!

Chicago Bulls preseason training camp is in progress and the team is looking to change some things up this time around, specifically on the offensive end. Jason Goff and Rob Schaefer discuss what Billy Donovan wants to do in making the offense less predictable this year. What does that mean for DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine? Will Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu and other players step up? Rob and...

Will Perdue and K.C. Johnson discuss one of the biggest factors for a successful Bulls season, All-Star center Nikola Vučević. The guys break down Vučević's sneaky good offensive numbers, how he can improve as a post presence, whether will he be better defensively, and how he will perform under the pressure of a contract year. How do you think Vooch will perform?

The new season is set to begin with new expectations and a new focus. On Bulls Media Day, everyone spoke from Artūras Karnišovas to Billy Donovan to Zach LaVine. Jason Goff, K.C. Johnson, and Tony Gill break down the sights and sounds from Media Day and discuss the Bulls' expectations for themselves this year, how the Bulls will operate without Lonzo Ball in the near future, and the next steps for...

How will Lonzo Ball's arthroscopic debridement impact his season? How will this impact the Bulls long-term? K.C. Johnson, Jason Goff, and Tony Gill discuss your Twitter submitted questions on Ball in this mailbag episode. The guys also discuss where they see the Bulls landing in the Eastern Conference, what they expect from Patrick Williams headed into his 3rd year, and a lot more.

This year will be different for the Bulls. The weight of expectations is here and fans should be excited. A week before training camp begins, what questions do you want to be answered from Bulls players/management during media day? Rob Schaefer and Jason Goff discuss and preview training camp and what they are looking forward to from the Bulls. (3:30) - What would be your first question to Artūras...

NBCSCH Bulls analyst Will Perdue sits down with K.C. Johnson to discuss his NBA career and his time as a Bull. Will expounds on a rough time in his career which coincidentally was with the Bulls including a never before heard story of how he found out he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. This is an interview you don’t want to miss. (2:00) - Will on when he though...

As we continue in our deep dives into our NBC Sports Chicago Bulls coverage team, K.C. Johnson sits down with Bulls analyst and former NBA player Kendall Gill to discuss his career in the NBA, his Bulls tenure, playing against Jordan, his honest thoughts about Hall of Fame coach George Karl and a lot more. Get to know Kendall a little more with this exclusive interview.

NBA 2K23 is officially here, and this edition of the popular basketball video game features Michael Jordan as a cover athlete. Not only that, 2K has also brought back ‘Jordan Moments,’ a game mode that allows players to relive iconic events in MJ’s legendary career. Rob Schaefer is joined by VP of NBA Development at 2K and Visual Concepts Entertainment Erick Boenisch to discuss the series’s latest...

In the most recent news on Lonzo Ball, it's being reported that Lonzo may miss camp and the start of the season. What's going on, and will this impact Lonzo long-term? Rob Schaefer and K.C. Johnson discuss and provide updates on where Lonzo is in rehab and where the Bulls stand with Lonzo. Also in the pod, Rob and K.C. discuss the changes in the Central Division as the Cleveland Cavaliers trade fo...

Three years ago, Jason Goff began his unexpected transition from a radio to a TV broadcasting career. Now freshly signed to his second deal hosting Bulls Pregame and Postgame Live, Goff talks to NBC Sports Chicago Bulls Insider K.C. Johnson about the differences between the two mediums, why he has developed such strong chemistry with analysts Kendall Gill and Will Perdue and expectations—-on and o...

As the NBA off-season continues, some interesting topics have come up to discuss. With so many players working on their games in pro-am and summer competitions, will the Bulls or the NBA change how things are done in the off-season after a season-ending injury to top draft pick, Chet Holmgren? Jason Goff and K.C. Johnson give their thoughts on the future of the NBA during the off-season. Later in...

In an entertaining and interesting episode of the podcast, Rob Schaefer quizzes long-time beat writer K.C. Johnson on some Bulls history. Rob asks K.C. who was the leading scorer in the Bulls' first ever game, who has more minutes in a single season than Michael Jordan, and a bunch of other fun and interesting facts. Enjoy! (4:20) - Highest scorer in the Bulls very first game as a franchise (6:00)...

The Bulls currently own the fourth-most championships in NBA history, but if you were in a draft where the only players were on those teams at that time, who would you take? K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer battle it out in a snake draft to build the best team they can using only the championship teams. How would you draft a team with or without MJ?

K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer discuss and break down the Bulls' 2022-2023 NBA schedule and discuss some new tweaks to the schedule by the NBA. The NBA is featuring a Rivalry Week where a few teams are matched up with a "rival" and the Bulls are on that list. They will be playing against the Charlotte Hornets as Lonzo and LaMelo Ball match up. Later in the pod, the guys discuss the injury to undraf...

NBC Sports Chicago's Bulls analyst Kendall Gill joins the podcast to discuss how the Bulls stack up with the rest of the teams in the East. They discuss the players added during the off-season, what will year two of Ayo Dosunmu look like, how will the Bulls operate the point guard position around the uncertainty with Lonzo Ball, and a lot more!

One year ago this week, the Bulls officially started a new era of basketball by signing DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso. After missing the playoffs the previous four seasons, the Bulls finally made the leap to postseason play and now hope to build on that success. K.C. Johnson and Rob Schaefer recap the offseason that changed the franchise’s fortunes and what it means going forward.