{"id":518485,"date":"2026-01-05T17:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/518485\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:25:18","slug":"coby-white-surprisingly-upgraded-on-injury-report-vs-celtics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/518485\/","title":{"rendered":"Coby White surprisingly upgraded on injury report vs. Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a week since Chicago Bulls<\/a> guard Coby White<\/a> went out with a calf injury<\/a> that sidelined him for a week<\/a>. However, may he be returning earlier than expected?<\/p>\n

According to the NBA Injury<\/a> Report, White was listed<\/a> as \u201cprobable\u201d before Monday’s showdown against the Boston Celtics. Meanwhile, Josh Giddey, Jalen Smith, and Zach Collins are listed as out.<\/p>\n

Giddey was injured in the Dec. 29 showdown<\/a> against the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with White. He was given a two-week evaluation<\/a>. Also, Smith is out with a concussion, and Collins is out with a toe injury.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Bulls come in against Boston with a 17-18 record. On Saturday, they lost to the Charlotte Hornets 112-99.<\/p>\n

It’s been an injury-plagued season for White. At the beginning of the year, he was out for the first few weeks with a calf injury<\/a>. So far, he has played 16 games and averages 19.2 points and 4.7 rebounds.<\/p>\n

At the same time, White is the target of speculation about trade rumors<\/a>. The Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, and Cleveland Cavaliers have purportedly expressed interest. White is slated to become an unrestricted free agent at season’s end.<\/p>\n

He is in the final year of his three-year, $36 million deal he signed with Chicago<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n

The pros and cons of Coby White coming back so soon<\/p>\n

Just like anything else in life, there are pros and cons. The pros of White returning sooner than expected are a boost in offensive prowess, added depth, playmaking, and increased trade value.<\/p>\n

White is an effective playmaker, and his ability to score and facilitate can help the Bulls’ offense. Plus, he provides an extra body to a roster that has endured depth inconsistencies all season long due to injuries.<\/p>\n

In the same breadth, if White were to get back to form and play well, that would increase his trade value before the Feb. 5 deadline.<\/p>\n

However, the downside is that he could easily reinjure his calf without proper balance. Plus, there is no guarantee that his return will make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s been a week since Chicago Bulls guard Coby White went out with a calf injury that sidelined…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[7,920,919,329,3824,963,6,14502],"class_list":{"0":"post-518485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-bulls","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-bulls","12":"tag-chicagobulls","13":"tag-coby-white","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-injury"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115843663796193051","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}