The Chicago Bulls got a win in their regular-season finale, beating the Philadelphia 76ers with their Play-In Tournament matchup against the Miami Heat next on the docket. Josh Giddey missed that game, but it appears the Bulls guard plans to return to action soon.
Giddey sat out of the finale with a wrist injury that cost him three of the Bulls’ final four outings.
“Post season hoops otw,” Giddey captioned an image of himself at the free throw line during a game on his Instagram stories on April 13.
Giddey averaged 21.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 9.3 assists after the All-Star break. He also posted 1.5 steals per game and connected on 45.7% of his deep looks during that stretch, leading the Bulls to a 12-7 record.
He figures to be an integral part of the Bulls’ attack against the Heat in the Play-In Tournament.
Bulls head coach Billy Donovan noted the significance of the injury but said they were hoping to get Giddey back for the Play-In Tournament.
“I think he would probably try to play. But he’s been hampered by it. I think the last game against Washington, just in my conversation with him, I think that he didn’t feel like he could play and be productive out there. So trying to get him back healthy, and I think I mentioned it was a problem. He’s been dealing with it for a while. This was the first time, I think for him, that it just really never loosened up and just remained really, really stiff and just didn’t feel like he had any mobility in his wrist,” Donovan told reporters on April 13.
“So he’s gotten treatment, he stayed back, didn’t travel. Obviously, a high level optimism that he would be available with this rest for him. It’s hard for me to speculate. If this today was Miami, let’s say, would he be in? My guess is he would be.”
