Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan provided updates Tuesday on the health status of two recently acquired guards, acknowledging uncertainty surrounding when either player might return to action, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Anfernee Simons is currently dealing with a left hand fracture after injuring it during Saturday’s game.
He underwent imaging on Monday, which revealed that the injury is connected to a fracture he has been managing since training camp while he was with the Boston Celtics.
Although the fracture has not fully healed, doctors determined that surgery will not be necessary unless the condition worsens, leaving open the possibility of a relatively quick return once pain levels improve.
“He did have some difficulty in Boston with it in training camp and missed a little bit of time, maybe 10 days with it,” Donovan said.
“The fracture hasn’t quite healed and I think him seeing a hand specialist they decided that once the pain subsides, he’s fine to go back to play. I don’t know how long that’s going to be.”
Meanwhile, guard Jaden Ivey is sidelined with soreness in his left knee and is expected to miss at least two weeks as he works through a rehabilitation program designed to rebuild strength and stability around the joint.
“We started him on a program, right now just to ramp him up physically,” Donovan said. “A lot of it has been to get the strength back in around his knee. That process started a couple days ago, so he’s in the midst of doing that.
“Talking to the medical guys it’s going to be pretty intense for him, the program to get the strength back as quickly as possible, so he’s going to have to really work hard on that part of it. I think he feels better not playing, the pain has subsided, but the biggest concern the medical guys have is his strength.”
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