More injury woes for the Chicago Bulls. Jimmy Butler suffered from an elbow injury on Sunday vs. the Los Angeles Clippers, at the point he left the game and did not return. Now according to Adrian Wojnarowski, Jimmy Butler will be out for about of month for the Chicago Bulls.
Chicago's Jimmy Butler could miss 3-4 weeks with elbow sprain, but won't need surgery, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) March 2, 2015
So now the Chicago Bulls we’ll be missing Taj Gibson for a while, Derrick Rose for 4-6 weeks, and now Jimmy Butler for 3-4 weeks. Jimmy Butler was a HUGE surprise for the Chicago Bulls season. He was almost the 100% favorite to win Most Improved Player of the Year, and also made his 1st All-Star Game. The defensive stopper, who also is now an offensive threat, is a major asset for the Bulls and with both parts of the Starting back court for Chicago injured, they will have to rely heavily on their stacked Front court. Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah will have to carry the team throughout this next month, and remain healthy. Both players have had their numerous injuries this year and keeping them healthy was hard enough, now they MUST stay healthy.
The Chicago Bulls are in serious trouble. I would look for them to take a serious slide in the standings and maybe even drop down as low as 6th place in the East. Teams like Toronto, Cleveland, Washington, and Milwaukee, should definitely CAPITALIZE on this time.
