CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Anfernee Simons will have additional imaging on his injured left wrist and see a hand specialist on Monday, head coach Billy Donovan said before Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks.
Simmons was acquired by Chicago at the trade deadline earlier this month that sent center Nikola Vucevic to Boston, who was injured in Chicago’s 126-110 loss to Detroit on Saturday and did not play in the second half.
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The injury was listed as a left wrist sprain, but Donovan said the team wasn’t sure of the exact diagnosis or how long Simmons might be out.
“They (Bulls medical staff) certainly want to see the hand surgeon and we’ll take some pictures tomorrow so I’ll have a better idea,” Donovan said. “He’s out now.
“He’s still in pain, but I’m not sure to what extent yet.”
In six games and five starts with the Bulls, Simmons averaged 15.2 points in 28.4 minutes per game.
This season, the 26-year-old Simmons played 49 games for the Celtics, averaging 24.5 minutes per game and scoring 14.2 points. A 2018 first-round draft pick by Portland, he played the first seven of eight NBA seasons with the Trail Blazers before being traded to Boston for Jrue Holiday in July.
The Bulls lost their season-worst eighth straight game on Sunday.
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