Will the Bulls have their games postponed? All-Star Zach LaVine joins eight teammates in COVID-19 protocols
The Chicago Bulls depth chart is thinning rapidly, as a total of 10 players have joined the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocol over the past few weeks.
Over the course of Sunday and Monday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Zach Lavine, Troy Brown Jr and Alize Johnson joined seven of their other teammates in health and safety protocols, taking the Bulls just eight players left on the active roster.
League rules state that a team must have at least eight players to prevent a game from being postponed, and the Bulls are currently on that line.
For more on the state of Chicago’s health and safety protocols and how their upcoming schedule could be in jeopardy, we’ll cover you below.
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Will the Bulls have a game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol?
As of Monday, December 13, the answer is no, because the Bulls have eight active players on their roster. But if another player participates in health and safety procedures or suffers an injury, they could be in danger.
Due to the NBA’s new difficulty waiver, teams are offered temporary roster slots that allow them to exceed the 15-man roster limit in times of need (many players are out of the game due to injuries). or illness).
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That means Chicago could sign players available to keep it above the minimum roster to play, but it has also had luck with that situation. On December 9, the Bulls signed Stanley Johnson under a tough waiver, but just two days later, on December 11, the striker also joined health and safety protocols. tournament health.
Take a look at all the Bulls players in the protocols, along with the dates they joined. (Note: tournament rules require players to be absent for a minimum of 10 days or take two negative tests in a 24-hour period to return to play).
Player | Day in |
Troy Brown Jr. | December 12th |
DeMar DeRozan | December 6 |
Ayo Dosunmu | December 11 |
Javonte Green | December 3 |
Alize Johnson | December 13 |
Stanley Johnson | December 11 |
Derrick Jones Jr. | December 9 |
Zach LaVine | December 12th |
Matt Thomas | December 8 |
White Coby * | December 1 |
*White has been in health and safety protocols since December 1, but on Sunday, Wojnarowski reported He’s back in training. He is yet to be cleared to play.
So who is still active for Chicago, you ask?
- Guard: Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, Devon Dotson (two-way contract)
- Striker: Alfonzo McKinnie (difficult), Tyler Cook (two-way contract)
- Center: Nikola Vucevic, Tony Bradley, Marko Simonovic
The Bulls have three games next week and six games over the next two weeks. You can find their upcoming schedule below.
Bulls fixtures 2021-22
Day | Protest | Time (ET) |
Tuesday, December 14 | compared to piston | 20:00 |
Thursday, December 16 | at Raptors | 7:30 PM ONLY |
Sunday, December 19 | compared to the Lakers | 3:30 PM ONLY |
Monday, December 20 | compared to rockets | 20:00 |
Wednesday, December 22 | compared to the Raptors | 20:00 |
Sunday, December 26 | compared to Pacers | 20:00 |