Chicago Bulls starting shooting guard Zach LaVine is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks.
LaVine played 55:34 in the Bulls' four overtime victory over the Hawks on Friday in Atlanta. The high-flyer is dealing with some back soreness, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune:
Zach LaVine, who logged 55:34 in the Bulls' 4 OT victory over the Hawks, lands on Bulls' injury report with lower back soreness. He is listed as probable for Sunday's rematch vs. the Hawks.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) March 2, 2019
LaVine had a monster game on Friday versus Atlanta. The Bulls' leading scorer on the season finished with 47 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the four overtime thriller while shooting 17-of-35 from the field, 6-of-14 from beyond the arc and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line.
Article Continues BelowThe Bulls improved to 18-45 on the season with the win and 11-21 on the road.
The 23-year-old LaVine is putting up 23.6 points per game for Chicago this season. He's living up to the four-year, $78 million deal he signed last summer. The fact that LaVine is listed as probable likely means he'll be able to play on Sunday. It speaks to how fit LaVine is.
LaVine tore his left ACL in 2017 with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has fully recovered from that and has been dunking all over people this season. It's actually surprising LaVine doesn't have any knee soreness after playing that many minutes on Friday.