On September 6th, 2017 Cameron Payne underwent surgery on his right foot. The expectation was that he was going to make a full return in 3-4 months. The reason he had surgery was to address a fracture of the fifth metatarsal that he had in his foot. It was the same bone that Payne broke during the 2015-16 season with the Thunder.
Cam Payne had a really rocky start with the Chicago Bulls. Bulls fans call him the “tank commander” because fans think he might be the worst player in the league. Fans couldn’t wait till Payne made his return, because then the team would lose more games because of him.