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Zach Lavine is reportedly 9th Bulls player to land in NBA's COVID-19 protocols

The Chicago Bulls have placed Zach LaVine and Troy Brown Jr. in the NBA's health and safety protocols, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and NBC Chicago's K.C. Johnson report.

The Bulls now have nine players in the league's health and safety protocols ahead of Tuesday's game against the Detroit Pistons. As of Sunday, they have nine eligible players on their roster thanks to signing replacements, leaving them one above the league minimum of eight eligible players to play an NBA game.

DeMar DeRozan, Coby White, Matt Thomas, Javonte Green, Derrick Jones Jr, Ayo Dosunmu and Stanley Johnson are also in COVID-19 protocols.