Mike Dunleavy Injury: Updates on Bulls Forward’s Recovery from Back Surgery

September 25th, 2015 by Matt Fitzgerald Leave a reply »

The Chicago Bulls announced small forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. had back surgery, which is slated to sideline him for eight to 10 weeks. 

Continue for updates.

Dunleavy Undergoes Microdiscectomy Friday, Sept. 25 The Bulls confirmed Dunleavy's status with an official statement Friday afternoon: 

Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy successfully underwent a low back microdiscectomy procedure earlier today at Rush University Medical Center. Dunleavy had experienced some occasional back discomfort over the summer which had recently worsened. Conservative measures failed to satisfactorily resolve his symptoms, therefore, the decision was made to perform the surgery. The timing is unfortunate, but it was imperative that all conservative measures were exhausted prior to making this decision. He is expected to be out 8-10 weeks.

CSN Chicago's Vincent Goodwill pegged possible return dates, given the team's estimated timetable: 



While Dunleavy has played the role of sidekick to stars Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol, his absence will be tough for a Bulls team that's attempti ...

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