Bulls forward Dailyn Swain was cleared on Friday's official injury report, up from day-to-day after a week of illness. That makes him available for Chicago's game at Milwaukee on Friday night.
What happened
Dailyn Swain has been cleared. The official injury report listed the 21-year-old forward as cleared at 1:33 PM ET on Friday, Oct. 23, up from day-to-day. The report gave no detail and no comment. The change ends a week of back-and-forth. Swain went out with an illness on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and moved to day-to-day the same day. He went back to out on Wednesday, Oct. 21, then returned to day-to-day later that day. Earlier, he was day-to-day with a wrist issue on Sept. 6 and was cleared on Sept. 29.
What it means for the Bulls
The Bulls play at the Bucks on Friday at 4:00 PM ET, a few hours after the update. Chicago is 0-1 and the 14th seed after losing without Swain. He has not played a game this season, so he has no season line yet. With him sidelined, Caleb Wilson has averaged 32.5 minutes and 16.0 points. Leonard Miller has averaged 26.0 minutes and Matas Buzelis 24.8 minutes with 17.0 points. Josh Giddey has played 24.0 minutes, Norman Powell 22.2 and Jalen Smith 19.0. Swain gives Chicago another forward while Nic Claxton is out with a hamstring issue.
What to watch
Swain's role and minutes against Milwaukee have not been announced. Friday would be his first game of the season. Watch how much of the workload Wilson, Miller and Buzelis have carried he takes on, and whether he enters the rotation right away. The next injury report will confirm whether he stays cleared. Claxton is still out with the hamstring issue, and no return date has been announced for him.
Is Dailyn Swain playing at the Bucks on Friday?
He is cleared on the official injury report as of 1:33 PM ET on Friday, Oct. 23, so he is available for the 4:00 PM ET game at Milwaukee. His minutes have not been announced.
When will Dailyn Swain be back?
He is back now. He was cleared on Friday after being day-to-day with an illness, and Friday's game at Milwaukee is his first chance to play this season.