One swipe at Wembanyama, four to six weeks out
Chicago’s bad week got worse tonight. Caleb Wilson has a fractured hand and will miss four to six weeks, which likely keeps the rookie forward off the floor until around Christmas.
The injury came in the third quarter of Wednesday’s 124-119 loss to San Antonio. Wilson reached in to knock the ball away from Victor Wembanyama, caught the Spurs center’s elbow instead and pulled his right hand back in obvious pain. The Bulls had led that game by 22 points. They lost it anyway and dropped to 1-9.
no renewal
Free for 2 weeks.
Chicago lose their best young piece
Wilson was the No. 4 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft out of North Carolina, and he had been one of the few bright spots of a grim start. He is averaging 18.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Hand trouble is not new for him. During his freshman season with the Tar Heels he hurt his left hand in February, then had his year ended in March by a right thumb injury picked up dunking in practice.
Without him, a Bulls team that has already been giving up points in bunches loses its prized lottery pick for roughly a month and a half of the schedule.
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