C.j. Watson

When Tom Thibodeau consistently defended C.J. Watson's postseason struggles by saying the guard was playing through pain, most assumed the coach referred to Watson's lingering elbow and ankle injuries. Instead, Watson also played through plantar ...  

Chicago Bulls guard C.J. Watson was "doing well" after procedures on both of his feet Thursday morning, according to his publicist. Watson had been battling plantar fasciitis all season, and it grew progressively worse toward the end of the season.  

The Bulls weren't kidding when stating that Watson was playing in pain. "It was hard," Watson said. "I couldn't do all the things that I'm usually capable of doing. But I knew with Derrick (Rose) out, I had to give the team what I could." It's the second ...  

Elsewhere on the roster, the Bulls have some decisions to make. Guards C.J. Watson, Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer all have contract options for next season, and there's a decent chance all three of them will be let go as the payroll approaches the luxury-tax threshold.  

As a matter of fact, an entirely new backcourt would be ideal. C.J. Watson proved in the event that Rose does have to miss an entire season, he can't be trusted to guide a team in the postseason. The SG position still needs improvement as well. Rip ...  

Seven players are under contract (Richard Hamilton, Taj Gibson and Jimmy Butler) while the Bulls need to make decisions on Kyle Korver ($5 million), Ronnie Brewer ($4.71 million) and C.J. Watson ($3.7 million). What the Bulls seriously lack on their roster ...  

The Chicago Bulls weren't kidding when they kept saying C.J. Watson was playing through pain. Already battling lingering elbow and ankle issues, Watson underwent an outpatient procedure on both feet Thursday morning after the team kept quiet the ...  

Judging from the voting totals, if the NBA gave an Eighth Man Award, I guess the Bulls' C.J. Watson would have been the unanimous choice. The Syracuse Chiefs have been a Triple-A baseball team for a long, long time. Back in the early days of the ...  

Even with that, the Sixers were badly out-rebounded throughout the series and were bottled up offensively (averaging a whopping 78.3 points over the last four games), and were one boneheaded play by Rose's replacement, C.J. Watson, from facing a ...  

They looked as if they were about to force a seventh game with a one-point lead in the closing seconds Thursday, but that changed when C.J. Watson passed to Omer Asik on a break rather than keep the ball. Asik missed two foul shots before Andre ...  

They looked as if they were about to force a seventh game with a one-point lead in the closing seconds Thursday, but that changed when C.J. Watson passed to Omer Asik on a break rather than keep the ball. Asik missed two foul shots before Andre ...  

Loose ball fouls, bad bounces off missed free throws, etc. Play hard defense and limit the 3-point shot. How much money did C.J. Watson cost himself with his poor playoff performance? Joe, Chicago Possibly $3.2 million. That's the Bulls' team ...  

The Huffington Post displayed some angry and threatening messages sent to the Twitter accounts of C.J. Watson and Omer Asik. Carlos Boozer apparently deleted his Twitter account after Thursday’s loss. Asik missed 2 free throws with seven ...  

PHILADELPHIA -- As C.J. Watson's desperation, three-quarter-court heave at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim Thursday night to clinch a 79-78 victory and the series for the 76ers, reality slowly started to sink in. Mercilessly ...  

Second, it’s going to be interesting to see who the Bulls go out and try to get this summer to be the Rose stand-in until he returns. Nothing against C.J. Watson, but the Bulls need another point now.