Bulls' White (calf) to miss at least 2 more weeks

Chicago Bulls defender Coby White volition miss astatine slightest 2 much weeks, including Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Detroit Pistons, arsenic helium continues to ramp up hoops activities pursuing a close calf strain, the squad announced Monday.

White has missed each of the preseason aft injuring his calf during an offseason workout successful August, but helium practiced this past Saturday for the archetypal clip since the commencement of grooming camp. The squad antecedently said they expected White to beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the year, but White told reporters aft signifier implicit the play that helium inactive needs to get his conditioning.

The squad announced White volition inactive proceed on-court activities and that helium is making advancement successful his ramp-up phase.

White, 25, has emerged arsenic 1 of the team's astir reliable violative players implicit the past 2 seasons since becoming a fixture successful the starting backcourt. He averaged a career-high 20.4 points with 4.5 assists connected 45% shooting and 37% from 3 successful 74 games past season.

White is besides entering the last twelvemonth of a three-year, $36 cardinal declaration and tin go an unrestricted escaped cause this summer.

In his absence, the Bulls person started some Tre Jones and Ayo Dosunmu successful the backcourt during the preseason.