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Mike Dunleavy To Miss 8-10 Weeks After Back Surgery

With media day and training camp just mere days away for the Chicago Bulls, the anticipation for the 50th season in the history of the franchise is at an all-time high.

However, the Bulls received some bad news on Friday with the announcement of Mike Dunleavy’s lower back surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Here’s the full release on Dunleavy’s surgery from the official Bulls website:

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.