Bulls guard Coby White will miss at least two weeks of action due to a calf strain, the team’s PR department tweets.
The Bulls released a medical update on White, which states “Coby White has resumed on-court basketball activities and continues to make progress in his ramp up phase for a right calf strain. White will be reevaluated in two weeks.”
The Bulls open their season on Wednesday with a home game against the Pistons. They’ll also play at least five more games before he’ll be reevaluated.
Whilte has been battling a calf strain since August and didn’t play in any preseason games this fall, though he “looked good” after going through most of the contact portions of Saturday’s practice, according to head coach Billy Donovan. Donovan added at that time that White would go through additional contact work on Monday after taking Sunday off.
White hinted on Saturday that he might miss the season opener, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network tweets. The announcement on Monday suggests to club wants White to be fully healthy when he returns so there are no setbacks.
White is headed to unrestricted free agency next summer. He’s reportedly informed the Bulls that he doesn’t plan on signing an extension this season due to limitations on what they can offer him.
White averaged a career-best 20.4 points, 4.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds last season.