Sep 25, 2015 at 10:59p ET
Sep 25, 2015 at 10:59p ET
CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. had lower back surgery Friday and is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks.
The Bulls acknowledge in a statement the timing of the operation was ''unfortunate'' with practices starting next week. They say he experienced occasional discomfort over the summer that worsened recently, and ''conservative measures'' of treatment failed.
Dunleavy figures to miss the first month or so, a blow for the Bulls particularly with new coach Fred Hoiberg expected to put more emphasis on the 3-pointer.