Kris Dunn stepped back onto the practice floor last week for the first time since smashing his face onto the United Center floor in mid-January. The injury was scary, but fear no more Bulls fans.
Kris Dunn will play tonight for Bulls.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) February 14, 2018
The 23-year old point guard was averaging 13.7 points, 6.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds over 29.6 minutes per game before his injury. His shooting remains a concern (43.3%, 46.3 eFG%) but all things considered, his inaugural Bulls season has gone better than expected after a rough rookie season in Minnesota last year.
The Bulls have just two games left before the all-star break, so they’ll be taking it easy with Dunn before the long weekend off. Fortunately for him, it appears likely that he will be allowed to play in the rising stars game, where he’ll face off against his teammate Lauri Markkanen.
Dunn says he will be on a minutes restriction tonight but he’s excited about playing. If he feels good after tonight, he will play in Rising Stars Game at All Star Weekend in LA.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) February 14, 2018
Dunn’s return sets the Bulls up for a fun ending to their season, as he’s hardly played with Zach Lavine thus far. It could screw up the #tank, but watching the three centerpieces from the Jimmy Butler trade finally get on the floor together might be the highlight of this season.