{"id":110620,"date":"2025-10-14T06:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110620"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:45:50","slug":"chicago-relief-coby-white-gets-positive-calf-injury-update-amid-preseason-absence-bulls-fans-exhale-as-guard-nears-return-and-eyes-strong-start-to-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110620","title":{"rendered":"CHICAGO RELIEF: Coby White Gets Positive Calf Injury Update Amid Preseason Absence, Bulls Fans Exhale As Guard Nears Return And Eyes Strong Start To The Season..!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Coby-White_3107e0.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Chicago Bulls guard Coby White (0) stands on the court during the first quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center.\" \/><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During this preseason, Chicago Bulls leading scorer Coby White <\/span>was out with a calf injury <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. On Monday, he and the organization received some good news. While he will likely not suit up for the remainder of the preseason, White <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is <\/span>expected to be ready <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for opening night, per CBS Sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network, Bulls coach Billy Donovan told him that White is in the final stage of his recovery. Therefore, he won&#8217;t be playing for the Bulls in their last two remaining preseason games. On Tuesday, they will hit the road to take on the Denver Nuggets. Then, they will close out the preseason at home on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Their first regular-season game will be <\/span>on Oct. 22<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at home against the Detroit Pistons. Back in August, White suffered a mild calf strain, and with the season starting next week, he will likely return gradually without a significant warm-up. Recently, White and the Bulls have reportedly been <\/span>negotiating a new contract <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is after <\/span>White rejected a contract extension <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, thereby putting him in a position to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. He is in the final year of his <\/span>three-year $36 million contract <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which he signed in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last season, White had his best season in Chicago thus far. He averaged a career high 20.4 points per game along with 4.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coby White is the Bulls&#8217; bread and butter<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All in all, the Bulls have a youthful core with budding potential to complement the veterans. Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis can complement the established Nikola Vucevic and Ayo Dosunmu well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But even with that, the Bulls still need Coby White to complete the picture. He is their most prolific scorer and has emerged as the team leader. A spot that he filled following the <\/span>trading of Zach LaVine last February <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the 2023-2024 season, White was named the NBA&#8217;s Most Improved Player. No doubt that when he returns, it will take time to get adjusted. Additionally, there is no doubt that he will face opposing defenses that will try to derail him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nevertheless, the Bulls are fortunate to have him there because his now seasoned strengths ultimately prevail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though he won&#8217;t play the rest of preseason, the Bulls do get some good news about the status of Coby White.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":110624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[43,429,45,158,2890,3000],"class_list":["post-110620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-coby-white","tag-nba","tag-nba-injury","tag-nba-preseason","tag-nikola"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CHICAGO RELIEF: Coby White Gets Positive Calf Injury Update Amid Preseason Absence, Bulls Fans Exhale As Guard Nears Return And Eyes Strong Start To The Season..!! 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