Fifth-year forward Patrick Williams recently received a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection to treat a right knee injury the Bulls describe as tendinosis. He’ll miss at least two weeks, which is when he’ll be reevaluated, per the team (Twitter link).
Williams was initially ruled out for Thursday’s game at New York with what the Bulls called right quadriceps tendon soreness. He banged knees with a Pistons player on February 12, but was able to go through practice on Tuesday and Wednesday.
According to K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network (Twitter link), Williams threw a towel in frustration during a timeout after experiencing the injury last week, but both he and head coach Billy Donovan downplayed the severity of the issue after the game. At the time, Williams said the knee-to-knee contact aggravated the sore tendon, but X-rays came back normal.
It’s been a tough season on an individual level for Williams, who is averaging career-worst rates on both two-pointers (40.0%) and threes (35.1%) for an overall field goal percentage of 37.5%. The 23-year-old, who was selected No. 4 overall in 2020, missed 10 games earlier this season, and will now miss at least eight more over the next couple of weeks.
With Williams out, Matas Buzelis, Kevin Huerter and Julian Phillips are among the candidates to receive more playing time.
Patrick “Glass” Williams…. dude will break his back just from sneezing
Every year is a “tough season” for him. His extension was absolutely a ridiculous thing for the Bulls to do. They just throw away huge bucks out of management ineptitude. Amazing these people keep their jobs.
JR is a disgrace to Chicago and professional sports.
Should have been a shot of testosterone.
Simply put:
Absolute WORST draft pick in Bulls history (when they were in the top 5). I thought Marcus Fizer was bad, but this dude makes Marcus Fizer look like Karl Malone or Moses Malone out there. 4 more years of this trainwreck.
I remember him. Wasn’t he a 6-5 power forward? Also the fourth pic in the draft lol?
And he of course reminds me of a couple of guys that played like power forwards and listed at 6-9 but they were closer to 6-5 lol. Does anyone remember Kevin McGee UC Irvine?
Yep 2000 draft was horrible lmao.
He was like 6’8 or 6’7 250 not tall enough to be a PF and not fast enough to be a SF so being a tweener he didn’t survive. Plus the Bulls didn’t need him. Traded Elton Brand for Tyson Chandler haha
Will anyone notice
Another great move by Reinsdorks kiddies. Just leave Chicago Reinsdork
When was the last time this franchise was even relevant?
About 24 months ago they were in first place at the break pre lonzo inj
So 23 months ?
yeh ok
keep believing that
Bulls always play Knicks well. Don’t get it. Knicks were lucky tonight. Giving me a bad feeling lols.
A contender never looks ahead. Cavs on Friday.
Im a big Giddey guy. And I knoe he’s inconsistent at times. I love big PGs with vision. Let this guy grow into position. And he could give you what he gave Knicks tonight. For years
or he could give us what he usually does, empty stats and a broken jumper, with no defensive ability…certainly for years because AKME rewards futility (see Williams, Patrick)
Does he hit a cash incentive clause if he reaches a certain number of games missed…