Jimmy Butler participated in the walkthrough portion of the Bulls’ morning shootaround at Golden 1 Center but sat for a second straight game Monday night against the Kings.
Butler said the right heel contusion he suffered last Wednesday in Oklahoma City and sidelined him last Friday in Houston is still painful.
Coach Fred Hoiberg said Butler would be re-evaulated on Tuesday in the hopes he’s available for Wednesday’s high-profile showdown against the Warriors.
The Bulls are 1-1 on their six-game trip and sit seventh in the Eastern Conference. Some separation has occurred in the conference, with the Bulls trailing the fifth-place Hawks by five games and leading the ninth-place Hornets by two games.
Starting lineups
Bulls: Jerian Grant, Michael Carter-Williams, Dwyane Wade, Taj Gibson, Robin Lopez
Kings: Darren Collison, Ben McLemore, Arron Afflalo, DeMarcus Cousins, Kosta Koufos
The quote
"If I feel like I’m going to hurt this team I’m not going to go because I’m going to play the same way I always play, being aggressive on both ends of the floor. If I can’t then somebody else will have to fill that void." Butler
Up next
At Warriors, Wednesday
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