Kris Dunn has battled through minor bumps and bruises during his brief NBA career. So when he landed awkwardly on his left knee in Monday’s loss to the Mavericks, he figured he had simply bruised something as he hobbled back down court.
Team doctors looked at Dunn after the game and he didn’t even mention the injury when speaking to reporters in Dallas. It wasn’t until the Bulls boarded the plane late Monday evening that Dunn began to feel discomfort in the knee. Upon returning home the knee began to lock up on him, and it got worse even as he iced it to help with the pain.