Bulls guard Josh Giddey, who had just come back last week after missing roughly three weeks with a left hamstring strain, felt tightness in that same area during Wednesday’s loss in Indiana and then sat out Thursday’s defeat against Miami, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.
The team had originally intended for Giddey to play in both games of the back-to-back set before the renewed tightness appeared.
“Because of the past injury they want to make sure they can clear the tightness up because I think they worry about it going from one thing to the next,” head coach Billy Donovan said.
“I don’t know when he’ll return. There was no strain or a setback, anything like that. It’s just a matter of how long it will take them to remove the tightness where he could just play without it.”
Giddey has played 5 seasons for the Thunder and Bulls. He has averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 6.4 assists in 310 regular-season games.
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