Bulls' guard Kirk Hinrich has confirmed coach Vinny Del Negro's disclosure that he is two to three weeks away from returning from right thumb surgery.
"That's what we're hoping for," Hinrich said. "So far I'm ahead of schedule. It just keeps getting stronger. I've been able to handle the ball and shoot. It's just a matter of picking the right time to let me start shooting around and full contact and stuff like that."
If Hinrich were to return in mid-January, he would far surpass Chicago's original prognosis of mid-February.
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Chicago could get point guard Kirk Hinrich back in two-to-three weeks, much earlier than the team originally projected.
"I'm being very optimistic," Coach Vinny Del Negro, who let the news slip, said. "The sooner, the better for me. Kirk's been running a little bit. But we're going to be cautious."
Hinrich, who wasn't supposed to return until mid-February, has been sidelined since right thumb surgery on Nov. 11.
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Dec 28, 2008 11:08 AM EST
Chicago forward Luol Deng sprained his left ankle against Miami on Friday and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks of action.
An MRI confirmed nothing more than a sprained ligament.
"I'm a lot happier," Deng said. "I was worried about it. But [they] did an X-ray, MRI, and CAT scan just to make sure. And it's just a sprained ligament. I still think probably a week, maybe two weeks, somewhere between there. The swelling is a lot better [Saturday than Friday]. It feels a lot better."
Bulls' coach Vinny Del Negro was more optimistic, saying he hoped Deng could return in "three to seven" days.
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Bulls Dec 2008 Archive
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Chicago Tribune | Dec 28, 2008
Larry Hughes wants more minutes in Chicago.
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Associated Press | Dec 27, 2008
Ben Gordon is now the all-time leader in three pointers made for the Chicago Bulls.
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Daily Herald | Dec 27, 2008
Luol Deng is set to miss a couple of weeks due to an ankle injury.
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Daily Herald | Dec 27, 2008
With Miami up double digits with 30 seconds left, the Bulls believe the timeout that the Heat called was bad sportsmanship.
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ESPN | Dec 27, 2008
Luol Deng is the latest Bulls player to go down with an injury, spraining his ankle against Miami.
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Daily Herald | Dec 26, 2008
Bulls rookie guard Derrick Rose is hoping to get a call to star in a main-stream commercial like the NBA's greatest stars.
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New York Post | Dec 25, 2008
Will Spike Lee's next film be on Michael Jordan?
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Daily Herald | Dec 25, 2008
Dwyane Wade sees a lot of himself in Derrick Rose but believes that Rose is more athletic.
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Daily Herald | Dec 25, 2008
Michael Beasley is hoping to make Chicago regret going with Derrick Rose on when the Heat take on the Bulls Friday.
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Detroit News | Dec 24, 2008
Lindsay Hunter wanted to remain in Detroit, but the Pistons instead signed Will Bynum.
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ESPN | Dec 24, 2008
Rodney Stuckey has been Detroit's best player since moving into the starting lineup 7 games ago.
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ESPN | Dec 21, 2008
Chicago forward Drew Gooden will miss 7-10 days with a sprained right ankle.
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RealGM | Dec 20, 2008
Jamal Crawford joined Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King, and Moses Malone as the only players to score at least 50 points for three different teams on Saturday night.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 19, 2008
Tyrus Thomas has had two consecutive strong games this week.
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Chicago Tribune | Dec 18, 2008
Bulls' GM John Paxson has admitted that his team is looking to make some changes, but at this point nothing is imminent.
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ESPN | Dec 13, 2008
Sources say guards Larry Hughes and Thabo Sefolosha and forward Tyrus Thomas are the Bulls who are very much available on the trading mark.
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Chicago Tribune | Dec 11, 2008
Pete Myers is an assistant coach with the Bulls who was asked to replace Michael Jordan at shooting guard a decade ago, and now he has been asked by the BBC to stand in for Barack Obama.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 10, 2008
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni reflected on deciding to coach in New York rather than Chicago on Tuesday night.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 9, 2008
Bulls' point guard Derrick Rose explained to the media how he sliced his arm and required ten stitches on Monday afternoon.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 8, 2008
Chicago rookie point guard Derrick Rose reportedly needed 10 stitches to close an arm wound but is expected to play Tuesday against the Knicks.
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ESPN | Dec 5, 2008
Former NBA star Corie Blount has been charged with picking up eleven pounds of marijuana in southern Ohio.
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Daily Herald | Dec 5, 2008
Bulls' coach Vinny Del Negro is upset with his team's play as of late and would like to see a little more effort from his players.
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Los Angeles Times | Dec 4, 2008
Forbes magazine said on Wednesday that the Bulls enjoyed the biggest operating profit in the past year ($55.4 million).
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NBA.com | Dec 3, 2008
Despite a lack of success on the floor and turmoil off the court, the New York Knicks are the NBA's most valuable team for the fourth consecutive year.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 3, 2008
The Bulls are trying to make Derrick Rose the first rookie All-Star from their club since Michael Jordan.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Dec 2, 2008
Chicago's Larry Hughes was moved to the bench on Sunday as Luol Deng returned to the starting lineup, and the guard wasn't very happy with the demotion.
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Press Release | Dec 1, 2008
The Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose and the Memphis Grizzlies' O.J. Mayo today were named the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month.
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Sam Smith/NBA.com | Dec 1, 2008
After the 1995-96 season, there was a possibility of Michael Jordan signing with the New York Knicks in free agency.
