Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine tweaked his quad on Saturday before Chicago's matchup against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
LaVine still played against the Knicks, but he was riding a stationary bike during his breaks. The high-flyer played 38 minutes versus New York and finished with 26 points, three rebounds and seven assists.
The Bulls, however, still lost and dropped to 20-40 on the season. LaVine then told reporters after the game he doesn't expect to miss time moving forward.
Zach LaVine rode a stationary bike because he tweaked his quad in pregame warmups and he wanted to keep it loose. Said he doesn’t expect to miss time.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) March 1, 2020
The Bulls are still sort of alive in the playoff picture, mostly because the back half of the Eastern Conference is so bad.
LaVine is averaging 25.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists on the season. He's shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 37.8 percent from beyond the arc and 80.9 percent from the free-throw line.
The Bulls haven't made the playoffs since trading Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night back in 2017 for Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn. While LaVine has established himself as one of the best scorers in the game, the book is still open on Markkanen and Dunn, who are both on the shelf at the moment.
Chicago is back in action on Monday at home against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. If the Bulls want to shock the world and make the playoffs, they can't really afford to lose games at home anymore.
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