CHICAGO — Bulls guard Anfernee Simons may have further imaging on his injured left wrist Monday and see a hand specialist, coach Billy Donovan stated earlier than Sunday’s sport towards the New York Knicks.
Simons, acquired by Chicago in a deal that despatched middle Nikola Vucevic to Boston on the commerce deadline earlier this month, was harm in Chicago’s 126-110 loss to Detroit on Saturday and did not play within the second half.
The harm was listed as a left wrist sprain, however Donovan stated the group wasn’t sure of the precise prognosis or how lengthy Simons is likely to be out.
“They [the Bulls medical staff] definitely wish to see a hand physician and we’ll do some footage tomorrow, so I am going to have a greater thought,” Donovan stated. “He is out proper now.
“He is nonetheless fairly sore from it, however the extent of it, I am undecided but.”
In six video games and 5 begins with the Bulls, Simons has averaged 15.2 factors and 28.4 minutes.
In 49 contests with the Celtics this season, Simons, 26, averaged 14.2 factors in 24.5 minutes. He was Portland’s first-round draft decide in 2018 and performed the primary seven of his eight NBA seasons with the Path Blazers earlier than being traded to Boston for Jrue Vacation in July.
The Bulls entered Sunday on a season-worst eight-game dropping streak.
