Tobe Awaka day-to-day with knee issue after sitting out Bulls' last three preseason games
Bulls rookie forward Tobe Awaka is day-to-day with a knee injury and sat out Friday's preseason finale against Minnesota, per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network. His estimated return is October 21. The 6-8, 250-pound Arizona product showed up early in the preseason before the knee sidelined him.
By the Bulls Nightly Desk · updated 1 d ago01The story of the nightKnee injury keeps Awaka on the sidelineAwaka first landed on the injury report on October 13 with a knee issue, listed as day-to-day.
Awaka first landed on the injury report on October 13 with a knee issue, listed as day-to-day. He did not play in the Bulls' last three preseason games: the loss to Denver on October 11, the win over Milwaukee on October 14 and the win over Minnesota on October 16. K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network reported Awaka was out for the Minnesota finale. The current estimate has him back around October 21, but he remains day-to-day until the Bulls clear him.
02What he showed before the injuryAwaka, a 22-year-old rookie out of Arizona, wears No.
Awaka, a 22-year-old rookie out of Arizona, wears No. 19 and plays forward for Chicago. He got real minutes in the first two preseason games. Against Phoenix on October 7 he posted 14 points and 11 rebounds in 21.4 minutes in a Bulls win. Two nights later against Memphis he grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out 2 assists in 24.3 minutes with no points in a loss. Those two outings are the only game action he has logged so far.
