Mike McGraw

Chicago Bulls Beat Writer
  • Phone(847) 427-4446
  • Emailmmcgraw@dailyherald.com

Mike McGraw has been covering the Chicago Bulls for the Daily Herald since Michael Jordan returned from the baseball diamond in 1995. McGraw became the full-time beat writer in 1999 and started off with the two worst seasons in franchise history.

Prior to that assignment, he spent 10 years covering high school sports for the Daily Herald and one year on colleges. The Daily Herald was his first permanent job in journalism, after working for a few minor league sports franchises and serving front-office internships with the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia Eagles.

Whether covering a sectional basketball game in Waukegan or Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City, his goal has been to capture the drama and explore the personalities that exist on every level of competition. McGraw won an Associated Press Sports Editor's Award in 2009 for a story about the death of Bulls' legend Norm Van Lier.

A graduate of Stevenson High School and the University of Michigan, McGraw has been married to fellow Daily Herald sports writer Patricia Babcock since 1999.

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Thibs preaching patience about Rose

Feb 10 2013 | 8:51 pm - The Bulls are still laying low on a possible return date for Derrick Rose. But Chicago's most famous knee surgery patient had an active day on the court Sunday.

Is All-Star Game in jeopardy for Noah?

Feb 11 2013 | 12:17 am - The state of the Bulls could be summarized in part Sunday by a couple of practice court accessories. Two stationary bikes sat next to the practice court at the Berto Center. One was for Joakim Noah, who is trying to play through plantar fasciitis.

Boozer helps Bulls get past Jazz

Feb 09 2013 | 12:55 am - Coming off the worst loss and worst defense of Tom Thibodeau's coaching area in Denver on Thursday, the Bulls tried to finish their six-game road trip on a better note against the Jazz in Utah. Carlos Boozer scored 11 points in the final five...

Boozer uses foul trouble to his advantage

Feb 09 2013 | 9:14 pm - If the Bulls ever had a valid excuse to feel exhausted, this was it. But trailing by 4 points late in the fourth quarter on the last stop of a six-game road trip, Carlos Boozer came through with 11 points in the final five minutes. The Bulls beat...

Is Boozer on trading block?

Feb 08 2013 | 12:21 am - While the Bulls took on Denver late Thursday night, they also landed on the rumor page after a report Thursday suggested they've had "exploratory" talks with Toronto about swapping Carlos Boozer for former No. 1 pick Andrea Bargnani.

Noah could be welcome return

Feb 06 2013 | 8:50 pm - After spending Monday in Indiana, which now has a 14-game home winning streak, the Bulls moved on to Denver, which has won 13 of its last 15 contests and is 21-3 at the Pepsi Center this season. There is a chance he Bulls will have another injured...

How the Bulls are faring against playoff contenders

Feb 06 2013 | 8:31 am - The scouting report is complete. Since Jan. 4, the Bulls have played all seven Eastern Conference playoff contenders on the road. They went 5-2, losing to Brooklyn and Indiana on Monday. So which team creates the most concern?

Injury-depleted Bulls fall to Pacers

Feb 05 2013 | 5:51 am - The Bulls recovered from a slow start and had their chances late in the game, but they fell short in a variety of ways. While losing to the Indiana Pacers 111-101 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday, the Bulls' small lineup simply couldn't slow...

Prospects to land a big man iffy at best

Feb 04 2013 | 11:24 am - With all due respect to Derrick Rose’s comeback, the most relevant question facing the Bulls right now is probably, “Should they add another big man?” Carlos Boozer’s sore right hamstring probably isn’t a big deal, but...

Deng, Gibson, Butler get heavy minutes in win

Feb 02 2013 | 11:11 pm - The Bulls made a mockery of Tom Thibodeau's "more than enough to win with" mantra"on Saturday. Once again playing without Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich – and this time on the second leg of back-to-back games — the Bulls not...

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