NEWSLETTER
The Chicago Bulls injury report has gone mostly unchanged since the team’s matchup with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Daniel Theis is still listed as questionable with a hip injury despite returning to the starting lineup against the Nets. Meanwhile, Troy Brown Jr., who has missed 12-straight games with an ankle sprain, also remains questionable.
The one new name on the injury report is Tomas Satoransky. The Bulls veteran point guard is apparently dealing with an ankle injury and has also received a questionable designation for tonight.
Daniel Theis (hip strain), Tomas Satoransky (ankle sprain) and Troy Brown Jr. (ankle sprain) all questionable for Bulls-Raptors tonight.
Not sure I have enough characters for the Raps’ side: pic.twitter.com/jLpXTmUdIY
— Rob Schaefer (@rob_schaef) May 13, 2021
Chicago’s very slim play-in tournament hopes are still alive thanks to a Washington Wizards loss on Wednesday night. The Toronto Raptors, on the other hand, have been eliminated from postseason contention and are in full-blown tank mode. The team has officially ruled out basically all of their normal starters, including Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby. Key role players like Rodney Hood and Chris Boucher will also be on the sideline. In total, we could see the Raptors play with the minimum eight players allowed.
In other words, the Raptors are doing everything they can to hand the Bulls a win tonight. If Chicago accepts that win, and Washington loses to Cleveland, the postseason dreams will be alive for at least one more day.
