Chicago Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. entered the NBA's health and safety protocols on Thursday, making him the fifth Bulls player sidelined during what has become a teamwide COVID-19 outbreak.
Jones joins DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Coby White and Javonte Green all entering the league's protocols in a nine-day span. White and Green are the only two positives confirmed by the team. Players must remain in isolation for at least 10 days or until they return two negative PCR tests in a 24-hour period.
In addition to the five players sidelined by the outbreak, the Bulls are missing forward Patrick Williams (wrist) and guard Alex Caruso (hamstring), which made the team eligible to sign a 16th player through the NBA's hardship exception.