Matas Bouzelis gets an injury update after the loss to the Thunder
The Chicago Bulls got bad news besides losing from Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, 116-108. After that presented in the third quarter due to a foot injury, Matas Buzelis received worse news.
After the game, the head coach Billy Donovan officially confirmed that Bouzelis sprained his ankle, according to KC Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network. It came near the end of the third quarter at the Thunder’s end of the floor. Bouzelis fell after stepping on a player’s foot. Shortly after, he was seen limping and was sent back to the locker room.
In the end, Bouzelis returned to the bench, but quickly returned and did not play in the fourth quarter. A few minutes ago, Josh Giddei rolled his ankle and was seen limping. He was taken out of the game, but remained on the bench. In the end, Giddy returned to the floor and finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. In addition, he was one rebound short of a triple-double with nine rebounds.
By the way, Giddei officially bound Derrick Rose is fifth on the Bulls’ all-time double-double list with 51.
Donovan said Bouzelis is day-to-day. Furthermore, Donovan said Giddy also has a sprained ankle. Both will be evaluated on Wednesday.
Bouzelis played a total of 20 minutes and finished with 11 points and five rebounds. The Bulls are now 25-37 and have lost 15 of their last 17 games. Now, the Bulls are ready to embark on a five-game road trip. Chicago already is more players on the injured list, including Jalen Smith, Patrick Williams, Anfernee Simmons and Jaden Ivey.
Bouzelis has played 61 games this year and is averaging 15.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
2026-03-04 04:03:00
