Zach LaVine has not only missed the first game of this season, but is now listed as OUT for the Bulls next contest in Washington on Thursday.
It was a truly bizarre and surprising turn of events, as there was no indication during training camp and preseason that anything was wrong with the knee that LaVine had surgery on in May after limping through the second half of last season.
In fact it was quite the opposite, LaVine said he was feeling great, plus there was a 10 day rest period from when he last played to opening night:
“Not having any aches and pains and being able to play without any limitations in my own mind is huge,” LaVine said following Friday’s practice at the Advocate Center.