1 Bulls silver lining after Josh Giddey’s hamstring injury

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Jackson Stone, ClutchPoints

Tue, Dec 30, 2025 ·

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On Monday evening, the Chicago Bulls fell back to Earth with a blowout home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 136-101. Making matters worse for the Bulls was the fact that both Coby White and Josh Giddey were forced to exit this game due to injury, with Giddey going down with a hamstring injury at one point in the loss.

Thankfully, the initial updates on Giddey were of the positive variety.

“FWIW: Josh Giddey just walked through locker room without a limp,” reported KC Johnson of Chicago Sports Network on X, formerly Twitter.

Giddey has been a crucial piece for the Bulls this year, playing his way into All-Star candidacy and turning himself into a nightly triple double threat. Many ridiculed the Bulls when they acquired Giddey in exchange for fan favorite Alex Caruso last year in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder , but now, fans are starting to see what the front office’s vision was when they made that move.

Meanwhile, White exited in the first quarter with a calf strain after having missed the opening chunk of the season with the same injury.

Overall, it’s been a roller coaster of a season for the Bulls in 2025-26. The team stormed out of the gates to a surprising 5-0 record, before crashing back down to Earth and eventually finding themselves well below the .500 mark. However, prior to the game against the Timberwolves, the team had started to rebound a bit, including picking up two straight wins on the road against the Atlanta Hawks last week.

The Bulls now sit at 15-17 on the season, and if Giddey and White are forced to miss extended time, they could be in for a rough stretch moving forward.

The Bulls will next take the court on New Year’s Eve at home against the New Orleans Pelicans .