Bulls guard Alex Caruso continues to battle injury issues, having sustained a left foot sprain in Monday’s win over Houston. According to the team (via Twitter), he’ll be reevaluated in about seven to 10 days.
Caruso, who had been dealing with a right hamstring ailment earlier in the month, benefited from a pair of postponements last week, which gave that hamstring time to heal. However, he left Monday’s game with a new injury after playing just six minutes.
Despite being a little banged up as of late, Caruso has still appeared in 26 of Chicago’s 29 games this season, averaging 8.4 PPG, 4.0 APG and 3.7 RPG on .448/.364/.830 shooting in 28.0 MPG. Those numbers undersell Caruso’s impact on the defensive end, where he’s averaging 2.0 steals per game. The Bulls have a +8.4 net rating when he plays, compared to -2.5 when he sits.
Chicago’s depth chart remains in flux as players enter and exit the health and safety protocols, but Coby White, Javonte Green and Ayo Dosunmu are among those who could play larger roles until Caruso returns. Dosunmu is in the protocols, but could be cleared to return early next week.
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