{"id":19025,"date":"2015-10-27T18:49:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T23:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2015-10-27T19:40:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T00:40:50","slug":"bulls-cavaliers-season-opener-what-you-need-to-know-before-tip-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/bulls-cavaliers-season-opener-what-you-need-to-know-before-tip-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls-Cavaliers season opener: What you need to know before tip-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Shane Monaghan<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">T<\/p>\n<p>he Fred Hoiberg era begins tonight, as the Bulls take on the Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0in the regular season opener.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6 hours! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpeningNight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpeningNight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZ79qVzoYr\">pic.twitter.com\/hZ79qVzoYr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagobulls\/status\/659067175978708992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joakim Noah is pumped. There are even rumors of an apperance by President Obama.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN,&#8221;President Barack Obama, perhaps the most famous <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/chi\/chicago-bulls\">Bulls<\/a> fan in the world, is expected to be in attendance for Chicago&#8217;s season-opening game Tuesday against the <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-cavaliers\">Cavaliers<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> is expected to attend tonight&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagobulls?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chicagobulls<\/a> game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cavs<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5UmJCjEzwi\">https:\/\/t.co\/5UmJCjEzwi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oWgQrBQbVb\">pic.twitter.com\/oWgQrBQbVb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/659086188532375553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hoiberg seems to be only mildly impressed with a potential presidential visit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hoiberg on Obama: &quot;That&#39;ll be cool.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCJHoop\/status\/659038861880758273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, former MVP Derrick Rose will play tonight after suffering a fractured orbital bone during preseason.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/89NS7eFKCQ\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some experts believe the Bulls and Cavaliers will be two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who will win the NBA championship this year? <\/p>\n<p>Our predictions: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wifyZxr0jK\">https:\/\/t.co\/wifyZxr0jK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sports Illustrated (@SInow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SInow\/status\/657550234780835840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But it is anybody&#8217;s guess. \u00a0Let Medill News Service know what you think.<\/p>\n<p>[field name=&#8221;Eastern Conference Poll Question&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">The Bulls and Cavaliers tip-off tonight at 7 p.m. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shane Monaghan T he Fred Hoiberg era begins tonight, as the Bulls take on the Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0in the regular season opener. 6 hours! #OpeningNight pic.twitter.com\/hZ79qVzoYr &mdash; Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) October 27, 2015 Joakim Noah is pumped. 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