Bulls forward Torrey Craig suffered a right knee sprain while working out during the All-Star break, the team’s PR department tweets. Craig will be reevaluated in two to four weeks.
Craig, who started regularly for the Suns last season, has appeared in 33 games (eight starts) this season. The defensive stalwart is averaging 6.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21 minutes per game.
It’s the second significant injury Craig has suffered this season. He was sidelined in mid-December with an acute sprain of his right plantar fascia. Craig didn’t return until Feb. 3.
Craig signed a two-year, $5.4M contract during free agency last summer that included a player option for next season.
Craig has mainly been used as an undersized power forward. The team’s starting power forward, Patrick Williams, is also dealing with an injury. He’s been out since Jan. 25 with a left foot injury and isn’t close to returning.
Coach Billy Donovan said on Tuesday that Williams hasn’t started running yet and the staff is being “very, very careful” with Williams, who is still experiencing mild discomfort in the foot, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago tweets.
The frontcourt injuries could spur the Bulls to find help on the buyout market. They have an open roster spot.
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