6:13pm: The Bulls announced that Jones will miss two-to-four weeks with the bone bruise instead of the originally reported four-to-six, per K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago (Twitter link).
1:02pm: Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. will miss four-to-six weeks with a bone bruise in his right knee, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Jones suffered the injury on an awkward landing 36 seconds into Wednesday’s game against the Nets, writes Jamal Collier of ESPN. He had to be helped to the locker room, and the team announced that he wouldn’t return.
Jones has started Chicago’s last six games while Javonte Green has been sidelined with a groin strain. After coming to the Bulls in an offseason trade, Jones is averaging 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds through 31 games.
Chicago is also missing guard Alex Caruso, another member of its rotation, who remains in the league’s health and safety protocols and isn’t expected back for Friday’s game.
“It’s going to be tough because you can’t replace those guys,” Zach LaVine said. “It’s always been a next-man-up mentality that we’ve had. It’s something we’re going to have to do because it’s not like anybody is going to feel sorry for us having some guys out. Everybody’s had guys out.”
Been a really nice addition on what at the time seemed to be just a throw in for salary purposes part of that trade, brings energy
Malcom Hill just signed, Ex-Illini forward.
Bulls desperately meed some more depth at the 4 position going forward, and that was even before DJJ got hurt!!
They don’t really need a big difference maker there, they just need a solid, high energy role player thats a good rebounder and plays solid defense. Someone that can play within their system and has versatility guarding spots 3-5.
That shouldn’t be too difficult to find, and the price shouldn’t bee too expensive, but AKME needs to jump on getting said player asap.
That’s way better news than I expected after seeing the way he left the court. Excellent.