After practice on Tuesday the Bulls said an MRI confirmed that Noah suffered a left shoulder sprain against the Nets and would be re-evaluated in two weeks.
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Bulls center Joakim Noah holds his left shoulder in pain after a fourth quarter collision against the Nets at the United Center on December 20th. “He’s obviously very sore today”.
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Vice-captain Joe Root was absent from training with an upset stomach, but is not thought to be a doubt for the Test. The 32-year-old, who was born in Durban , also survived a near run out after dashing a single to get off the mark.
There’s no set date for Noah’s return, as the former defensive player of the year will miss the next two weeks for sure, then will be reevaluated. A move remaining for Hoiberg to try was to get Noah back in the starting lineup, and that’s not an option now. But it’s certainly a blow of considerable proportions, to which Derrick Rose called the specter of losing Noah for a length of time “devastating”. He scored a season-high 21 in Saturday night’s loss to the Knicks and is averaging 4.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 22.3 minutes off the bench. “And we’ll kind of go from there… maybe two [weeks], maybe four [weeks]”.
Christmas Eve Forecast: Record-shattering warmth today
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in some parts of the country, but in others it feels more like a typical spring day. Green Christmas wins out this year with record-breaking temperatures making for a holiday that could get Heat Miser singing.
Noah is an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season, and given his declining play, some have suggested a mutual breakup is likely. “I know it sounds like a politician but it’s the truth”.
Noah’s absence will open up more playing time for rookie power forward Bobby Portis.
Brooklyn, which remains a distant eight games back of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, hopes to use the victory over Chicago to spur a Christmas week Downtown revival.
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“He’s an important player, brings a lot of energy to what we do”, said Gasol Monday night.
