Earlier today I went out and said that I was pretty sure that Tyrus Thomas was being a baby with his latest injury as just another reaction to him losing playing time this season. Thomas hurt his arm while working out at the Berto Center on Friday morning, and I thought he may have been embelleshing the extent of his injury to make some kind of point.
Well, I was wrong. Thomas is out 4-6 weeks because of this not-so-fake injury.
Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas suffered a fractured radius of his left forearm during a weight training session this morning at practice. X-rays confirmed the injury and he will undergo surgery tomorrow. The surgery will be performed at Rush, by team physicians Dr. Brian Cole and Dr. John Fernandez, and assisted by Dr. Mark Cohen.It's pretty hard to fake a broken forearm, so I'm sorry for doubting you, Tyrus. Though I still don't buy the flu thing from earlier this week. I just don't trust people!
Thomas is expected to be out four to six weeks
As for what the Bulls will do, this injury does pose a problem. Tyrus may not be the player the Bulls were hoping they would get, but he's been a useful player on the team. Now there are minutes to fill, so I'd expect rookie James Johnson will start getting some minutes now, and I'd also look for the Bulls to sign somebody off the street.
Who that is, I don't know.
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