CHICAGO — There’s no such thing as a good time for a key player to get injured, but for the Chicago Bulls, this week is an especially bad one.
It’s a week in which their best player, Jimmy Butler, called out head coach Fred Hoiberg to reporters after a loss, which the Bulls followed up with a listless performance in another loss at home. They’re riding a three-game losing streak into a Christmas Day matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, accompanied by more uncertainty than ever about the long-term direction of the franchise.
And on the heels of all of that, Chicago has lost Joakim Noah for the immediate future. The veteran center suffered a left shoulder sprain in Monday night’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets, which is expected to sideline him for the next two to four weeks.
“My shoulder popped out and I felt it pop right back in,” Noah said after practice Wednesday. “So I guess that's a good sign. But it's very painful. … We got an X-ray right away, X-ray was negative, that was a good sign. MRI showed a slight tear, so I’m just letting it heal and hopefully I ...
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Joakim Noah’s Shoulder Injury Could Accelerate Change for Chicago Bulls
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