The Bulls may have dodged a major bullet with the Wendell Carter Jr injury, but the rookie will still miss tonight's game against the Nuggets:
Jim Boylen said Wendell Carter has sprained left thumb and is out vs. Nuggets but day-to-day.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) January 17, 2019
Carter suffered the injury during Tuesday night's loss in Los Angeles, and initial reports were that it was severe. That turned out not to be the case, but Carter will still end up missing the first game of his NBA career.
The rookie out of Duke has been one of the lone bright spots for Chicago this season, averaging 20 points and 13.