The Chicago Bulls won’t see Coby White back on the hardwood anytime soon. Before Chicago’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, Head Coach Billy Donovan said White has returned to on-court work, doing some of the movements that previously aggravated his injury—like “start-stop and explosion” drills. Still, Donovan noted that “the hope is, in a couple of weeks, he’ll play.”
White’s extended absence has come as a surprise. The North Carolina product sustained the calf strain in August, and Vice President of Basketball Operations Artu016bras Karnišovas initially indicated that White might be ready to return by the end of the preseason.