Bulls star wing Zach LaVine suffered a left knee injury in the first quarter of Friday’s game against Golden State but there’s initial confidence that it’s not serious, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets.
LaVine was able to retreat to the locker room without assistance after playing four minutes. He was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. He will have an MRI on Saturday but the injury was described as “discomfort,” with the team erring on the side of caution, Wojnarowski adds.
However, there will be anxiety around the franchise and its fans until the results are revealed. LaVine tore his ACL in the same knee in 2017.
LaVine has enjoyed an outstanding season for Chicago, which owns the best record in the Eastern Conference. He came into the game averaging 25.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG and 4.3 APG.
If he’s out for any extended period, the Bulls may have to get more aggressive on the trade market. LaVine, who is making $19.5MM this season, is headed to unrestricted free agency this summer.
Uh oh, this could be a premature end to Chicago’s Cinderella season
Man I am sad, having flashbacks to DRose…godd*mnit
God damn…hate that injuried which killed d rose skill.god…help zach please
Reminds me of this past Monday seeing the Alabama wideout walking back from the lockerroom onto the field in the 2nd half… not even limping. Next day its an ACL.
Hopefully this isn’t LaVine’s diagnosis.
Same knee as before. Not promising for sure.
Injuries for Chicago are piling up. In Bill Goldbergs voice, “Who’s next?”
Hard to believe the bargain CHI got for him, 19.5M this year, you could say he almost plays for free, right?
CHI must at least offer him the max this summer, otherwise they will show their usual diss & shambolic organization that they have always been!
It was controversial when they signed it because…he was injured!
So part of his motivation has been to prove he is worth the money (and then some).
Hope this is not another serious injury. That could become a tough FA decision for a player who has worked very hard to improve his game.