Nic Claxton out 2 weeks with preseason hamstring injury

SO THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN HERE AND IT'S TRAGIC FOR THE BULLS SEASON OPENER ON WEDNESDAY! COACH TIAGO SPLITTER JUST ANNOUNCED NIC CLAXTON IS OUT FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THEY JUST PICKED HIM UP IN JULY FOR DEFENSE! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GUY FOR RIM PROTECTION AND SCORING BUT NOW HE IS GETTING REEVALUATED LATER. SO NOW THE STARTING LINEUP FOR THE PHOENIX SUNS GAME HAS A GAP SINCE THEY WERE COUNTING ON HIM TO BE ANCHORING THE PAINT FOR THIS REBUILDING SQUAD! JALEN SMITH IS STEPPING UP TO FILL THAT SPOT INSTEAD WHILE THE ROOKIES AND VETS LIKE GIDDEY TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE TEAM DID NOT SEE THIS COMING AT ALL! ANYWAY I NEED A WATER IMMEDIATELY.

OK IMAGINE WAKING UP TO THIS NEWS RIGHT BEFORE THE PRESEASON STARTS! THE BULLS ARE PLAYING THE SUNS ON WEDNESDAY AND NOW NIC CLAXTON IS OUT TWO WEEKS WITH A HAMSTRING THING PER COACH SPLITTER! THE MAN IS 6'11" AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UPGRADING THEIR INTERIOR DEFENSE AFTER LEADING THE LEAGUE IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE A WHILE BACK! HE CAME OVER FROM BROOKLYN AND THE TEAM IS SUPPOSEDLY IN A REBUILD SO LOSING YOUR MAIN DEFENSIVE UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY IS A DISASTER. JALEN SMITH IS TAKING OVER THE PAINT DUTIES FOR NOW WHILE CLAXTON SITS AND WAITS FOR A REEVALUATION. THE REST OF THE STARTERS LIKE WILSON AND POWELL ARE STILL GOOD TO GO BUT THIS IS ANNOYING. OK SOMEBODY ELSE TALK, MY THROAT HURTS.

Chicago Bulls center Nic Claxton will miss two weeks with a hamstring injury, forcing Jalen Smith to fill the starting role for the preseason opener against the Phoenix Suns.

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