Bulls guard Zach LaVine joked about taking Mike Trout's center field position on the Los Angeles Angels. Trout chimed in as well.

LaMelo Ball had 26 points and nine assists and Mark Williams notched a double-double of 19 points and 19 rebounds to lift the visiting Charlotte Hornets to a 125-123 victory over the slumping Chicago Bulls on Friday.

Jimmy Butler’s trade situation remains the headliner, but other talks are bubbling around the league, even in this tight trade market. Here is the latest. It's no secret Phoenix wants to trade for Jimmy Butler.

Hornets Top Performers LaMelo Ball: 26 points, 9 assists Mark Williams: 19 points, 19 rebounds Bulls Top Performers Nikola Vučević: season-high 40 points, 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine: 19 points, 6 rebounds,

A proposed trade with the Golden State Warriors sees them land Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls while maintaining young assets.

LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Mark Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Hornets,

Mark Williams scored a career high 31 points and had 13 rebounds to help the Charlotte Hornets beat the Utah Jazz 117-112 on Wednesday night. LaMelo Ball added 27 points, nine assists and three blocks to help Charlotte snap a seven-game road losing streak.

The Chicago Bulls ran out of gas a quarter mile from the finish line on Tuesday. The Bulls had carved a New Orleans Pelicans 13-point lead to four points in less than two minutes. Every ounce of momentum in the building was behind the home team.

Bulls' Zach LaVine: Does it all in double-double