Zach LaVine, Andre Drummond Both Off Injury Report
6 months agoChicago Bulls guard/forward Zach LaVine (illness) and center Andre Drummond (personal) are not seen on the injury report leading into Wednesday's regular-season opener versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. LaVine was absent for Chicago's preseason finale last Thursday due to an illness, while Drummond was missing for personal reasons. The two-time All-Star, LaVine, looked sharp in three exhibition affairs, averaging 17.0 points on 53.7% shooting, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals in 23.7 minutes. LaVine will be heavily leaned on as a key part of the Bulls' offensive-minded trio of DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, and with Lonzo Ball (knee) expected out for 2023-24. Drummond has decent handcuff potential as Chicago's one true big man behind Vucevic, but the latter played in all 82 games last year. The Bulls may have to up the tempo in this one against a young OKC team that likes to get out in transition.
Source: NBA.com
Source: NBA.com