After a hot start to the game against the Denver Nuggets, Jimmy Butler took a hard fall as he grabbed in knees in pain towards the end of the second quarter. Early implications were a sprained knee after he was taken to the locker-room. The MRI revealed there is no tear in Butler’s knee.
Butler is headed back to Chicago.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) February 6, 2016
Butler MRI shows no tear. No timetable for return.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) February 6, 2016
In other words…breathe, Bulls fans. Sounds like he’ll rest for a couple games then get back
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 6, 2016
A day removed from the injury, the Bulls have sent Butler home to visit the team doctor, but the injury is now called a strained knee. Butler finished the game with 19 points on 6-8 shooting.
