The Chicago Bulls had their three-game winning streak snapped on Monday as the fell on the road to the Boston Celtics, 107-99.
In the loss, the Bulls also lost DeMar DeRozan to injury, who left the game in the third quarter with a right quadriceps strain and did not return.
DeMar DeRozan went to the locker room and will not return after this play. He suffered a right quad strain #CHIvsBOS pic.twitter.com/ta002zi6zt
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) January 10, 2023
DeRozan said after the game that his quad has been bothering him for several games, but ‘never said nothing’.
“It’s been bothering me for eight games. I just never said nothing,” DeRozan said. “In my mind, knock on wood, as long as nothing is torn or broke, I try to assess myself and feel like I could play through almost anything. That’s all it is. It’s nothing too serious to be extra overly concerned about. It’s just one of those uncomfortable things that I don’t want to linger and keep worrying about.”
Dr. Evan Jeffries, known as GameInjuryDoc on Twitter, tweeted out that the DeRozan’s MRI will help determine how serious the strain is. A Grade I strain could have DeRozan shelved for 1-2 weeks while a Grade II could leave him out 3-6 weeks.
“So if I leave out of a game, it’s something serious,” DeRozan said. “I play through a lot that I don’t mention. My whole career, I’ve kind of been stubborn when it comes to that. I just want to always be on the floor.”
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