It came as no surprise that the Chicago Bulls missed Zach LaVine in Wednesday’s 122-100 loss to the Boston Celtics. The game marked the first of an expected three-game absence for LaVine, who is not with the team ahead of the birth of his third child with his wife,

Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic dropped 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists on 15-21 shooting in a losing effort, while Bulls star Zach LaVine led Chicago with 21 points. The Bulls picked up their 20th win of the season in a big surprise upset over Denver, giving the team something to be happy about as they head toward a gloomy trade deadline.

Nikola Vučević is in rare form this season and contending teams could benefit from a stretch-center shooting 40.6% from 3-point range.

The Bulls haven't made a trade deadline deal since 2021 when they sent Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks in exchange for Nikola Vucevic. Chief executive Arturas Karnisovas can't afford to continue that inactivity for a third time.

“Zach LaVine will be out for Wednesday’s game in Boston due to personal reasons, per Billy Donovan,” Julia Poe said in a post. “He is likely to miss this entire road trip. LaVine and his wife Hunter recently announced that they are expecting their third child.”

Bulls star Zach LaVine is up to his old high-flying tricks, throwing it back to 2015 during practice in a video posted on X.

There is some major news regarding the Milwaukee Bucks and Zach LaVine amid the Chicago Bulls star's fantastic run of form.

While Jimmy Butler continues to flood headlines and stories as the top NBA trade target of the season, there are still plenty of other players across the league

If you’re a Chicago Bulls fan, the past few years haven’t been the easiest. Since 2017, the team has managed only one first-round playoff appearance. Despite years of rebuilding and trading for stars like Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, there hasn’t been much recent success to get fans excited.

Toronto is third in the NBA with 29.1 assists per game led by Scottie Barnes averaging 6.5. The Bulls are 15-17 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago ranks fifth in the NBA scoring 17.1 fast break points per game led by Zach LaVine averaging 4.

Nikola Vucevic had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and the Chicago Bulls handed the Denver Nuggets their second straight loss with a 129-121 victory.