Luol Deng Injury: Updates on Bulls SF’s Achilles and Return

December 7th, 2013 by Matt Fitzgerald Leave a reply »
Chicago Bulls star small forward Luol Deng will miss Saturday's game against the Detroit Pistons at the United Center with an achilles injury.

ESPN's Nick Friedell reported the news:

Deng confirmed it is an Achilles injury, not a calf injury like Thibs said. He also said he got an MRI but the results came back OK.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 8, 2013 Head coach Tom Thibodeau initially said Deng injured his calf, which was reported by the Bulls' official Twitter account:

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says Luol Deng (left calf) is out tonight vs. Pistons. #DETvsCHI

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) December 7, 2013 Pistons.com's Keith Langlois speculated that Taj Gibson would start in Deng's place as part of a bigger lineup, while Mike Dunleavy would come off the bench to provide a scoring spark:

Luol Deng out for Bulls tonight vs #Pistons. Thibs not sure who starts. Gibson possible. Likes Dunleavy off bench

— Keith Langlois (@Keith_Langlois) December 7, 2013 Deng leads the Bulls with 19.4 points per game, which would be a new career best if he sustains it for the rest of ...

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