Final Injury Report for Bulls-Raptors: Will Josh Giddey, RJ Barrett Play?

The Chicago Bulls are on the road on Thursday night as they travel to take on the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference matchup.

Chicago enters Thursday’s game with a 24-27 record after losing on the road to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

In Tuesday’s loss to the Bucks, Coby White led the way for the Bulls as he recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and three assists while Matas Buzelis added 22 points and two rebounds of his own.

Now Chicago will try to bounce back on Thursday as they face off against the Raptors in a tough road matchup.

On the other side, Toronto enters Thursday’s contest with a 30-22 record after losing at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

Brandon Ingram led the way for the Raptors in Wednesday’s loss as he ended the game with 25 points, six rebounds and four assists while Scottie Barnes recorded 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Thursday night’s matchup, one side may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

Bulls Injury Report, Will Josh Giddey, Tre Jones Play?

For the Bulls, they have 11 players listed on their injury report, including both Josh Giddey and Tre Jones.

Chicago has ruled out Giddey due to a left hamstring strain as he will miss his fifth consecutive contest.

The Bulls have also ruled out Zach Collins and Noa Essengue as they both remain sidelined while recovering from injuries.

Tre Jones has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury as he will miss his eighth consecutive contest.

Jaden Ivey, Ousmane Dieng, Collin Sexton, Anfernee Simons, Guerschon Yabusele, Rob Dillingham and Leonard Miller are all day-to-day after the Bulls acquired them in separate trades that are still pending.

Raptors Injury Report, Will RJ Barrett Play?

On the other side, the Raptors have three players listed on their injury report, including RJ Barrett.

Toronto has ruled out Barrett due to injury management as they will elect to sit him on the second night of their back-to-back.

With Barrett sidelined, Ja'Kobe Walter and Gradey Dick could both be in line for increased roles.

The Raptors have also ruled out Jakob Poeltl as he continues to recover from a back injury while Chris Paul has been ruled out as the trade between Toronto and the Los Angeles Clippers is still pending.

Fans can catch Thursday night’s matchup between the Bulls and Raptors from Toronto at 7:30 p.m. EST on Amazon Prime Video.