The Chicago Bulls announced small forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. had back surgery, which is slated to sideline him for eight to 10 weeks.
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Dunleavy Undergoes Microdiscectomy
Friday, Sept. 25
The Bulls confirmed Dunleavy's status with an official statement Friday afternoon:
Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy successfully underwent a low back microdiscectomy procedure earlier today at Rush University Medical Center. Dunleavy had experienced some occasional back discomfort over the summer which had recently worsened. Conservative measures failed to satisfactorily resolve his symptoms, therefore, the decision was made to perform the surgery.