Bulls Forward Taj Gibson Suffers Sprained Ankle
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NBA via Chicago Bulls(PORTLAND, Ore.) — The Chicago Bulls have to deal with another injured player as power forward Taj Gibson is out with a sprained ankle.
Midway through the third quarter of the team’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, and have to be carried off the floor by a pair of teammates.
X-rays wound up coming back negative, which is good news considering Gibson has dealt with issues in that same ankle in the past.
“It’s the same lingering injury,” Gibson said. “Just keep trying to play through it, trying to be there for my teammates. Just push through. All summer I was trying to rehab the same ankle and it just keeps flaring up. I keep having these little bum ankle turns. And I just took some time off from it and tried to rush back and this thing happened again. I’m just frustrated.”
The 29-year-old Gibson is a key reserve for the Bulls. In 12 games this season, he’s averaging 12.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
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