Zach LaVine is the player that has suffered the most from the Chicago Bulls’ numerous injury problems this season. LaVine spent some time with the Bulls both on and off the court before deciding to have surgery that would end his season. LaVine has been missed and is an important contributor for Chicago.
Now, Zach LaVine is trying to get as soon as possible, and the focus for him and the Bulls is rehab and whether or not he can be around the team during his recovery.
“We texted a little bit a few days ago,” Bulls head coach BILLY told the media on Tuesday. “I know he was going to the doctor to get his cast off. He’s still laid up in terms of being hobbled. I think the biggest thing for him with the travel piece is going to be when he’s up and able to move and it makes sense to do it [travel with the team]. I don’t know what the dates are. My feeling is he would come back periodically, but I think with all of these guys, the rehab part of what he needs to do to get himself back is going to be critical. Coming off the knee surgery a year ago, he’s got a pretty good group that he’s trusted and worked with out in LA, so I think medically, he feels pretty comfortable with what he’s doing. I think his appearance here would be important; I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be the rest of the season, but the biggest part is going to be when he can get off crutches, and when he can start moving. I think there will be times when he’ll come back in. Kind of similar to what Lonzo [Ball’s] done, quite honestly – where he’s had some people out there that he’s worked with. That’s the biggest thing right now – our people and his people all working together to make sure that he’s progressing in his rehab.”
