Bulls' Bobby Portis to Miss 4 to 6 Weeks with Knee Injury
Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis has been diagnosed with a moderate MCL sprain in his right knee and will miss between four and six weeks, the team announced Thursday.
The Chicago Tribune's K.C. Johnson first reported Portis was expected to miss at least a month.
Portis suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's 112-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
Prior to hitting the shelf, the fourth-year forward averaged 10.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks a night over the Bulls' first four games.
The Bulls are already without power forward Lauri Markkanen, who continues to nurse a right elbow sprain.
Until Portis or Markkanen return, Jabari Parker figures to be thrust into a prominent role at the 4 as head coach Fred Hoiberg scrambles for a stopgap solution in his suddenly decimated frontcourt.
