MILWAUKEE — Chicago Bulls ahead Patrick Williams will miss not less than the subsequent week because the staff waits for irritation in his surgically repaired foot to relax, coach Billy Donovan mentioned Wednesday.
Williams was restricted to 43 video games final season earlier than present process season-ending surgical procedure on his foot in February. He first appeared on this season’s damage report Monday, however performed 31 minutes in a win over the Detroit Pistons within the second sport of a back-to-back.
“Within the sport [Monday], he talked about he was feeling [discomfort] extra at halftime,” Donovan mentioned earlier than the Bulls misplaced to the Bucks 122-106 in Milwaukee. “After the sport, he began to really feel much more ache than he was feeling beforehand.”
Williams remained in Chicago as an alternative of touring with the staff on Wednesday in an effort to obtain extra imaging on his foot. Donovan mentioned the staff believes the damage occurred due to a front-loaded early schedule after Williams was unable to play five-on-five for many of the summer season whereas rehabbing.
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Williams, the No.4 decide within the 2020 draft, is averaging 9.9 factors and 5.0 rebounds whereas beginning 15 video games for the Bulls this season.
The Bulls will even be with out guard Lonzo Ball for not less than one other week as he continues to rehab a sprained proper wrist. Ball tried some on-court actions throughout a highway journey in New York final week, however he skilled discomfort catching passes and has not been capable of make any progress past taking pictures.
Donovan says Ball will try and ramp up once more subsequent week to see how his wrist responds to elevated exercise.
“He’ll want extra time on that,” Donovan mentioned. “I do assume he’ll do extra ballhandling, he’ll do extra taking pictures, he’ll do extra. For him to be actually ramped up the place we will really see [how he responds] I might say by way of the weekend and center of subsequent week, hopefully he’ll be capable to do much more.”
