Josh Giddey exits Bulls’ victory after aggravating Olympic ankle injury

The Bulls coach Billy Donovan announced that Giddey had a sprained ankle after their 121-103 victory over Indiana. However, he added that the team will need a day or two to determine the severity of the injury.

After getting hurt in the Olympics, Giddey recovered in time to be ready for the start of this season with the Bulls after being traded from Oklahoma City in June.

Giddey had a season-high 29 points and 10 rebounds before he appeared to come down on the foot of an Indiana player midway through the fourth quarter. He was in obvious pain as he hopped off the court and went to the locker room.

“He had a game a couple games ago where he kind of rolled it a little bit, but not too bad,” Donovan said. “This one you could just tell, it was pretty painful the way he came up. So, obviously I’m concerned, but I just don’t know to what degree it is.”

It was the eight double-double in nine games for the 22-year-old Giddey, who was coming off a triple-double Saturday at Miami, when he had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

The win over Indiana was the third in a row for the Bulls, who hold the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.