{"id":569933,"date":"2026-01-30T03:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T03:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569933\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T03:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T03:33:16","slug":"bulls-josh-giddey-jalen-smith-on-injury-report-vs-heat-after-pacers-heartbreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569933\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls\u2019 Josh Giddey, Jalen Smith on injury report vs. Heat after Pacers heartbreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bulls\u2019 Josh Giddey, Jalen Smith on injury report vs. Heat after Pacers heartbreaker<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Bulls<\/a> are set to take on the Miami Heat on Thursday, just a day after the tough 113-110 loss to the Indiana Pacers. Leading up to the contest, both Josh Giddey<\/a> and Jalen Smith popped up on the club\u2019s latest injury report.<\/p>\n

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Giddey is dealing with a left hamstring strain<\/a>, while Smith has right calf tightness. It\u2019s said that Giddey is considered questionable and Smith is considered probable. That means the 23-year-old guard\u2019s status is still up in the air, while the Bulls\u2019 backup center is likely to play against the Heat.<\/p>\n

Other players on the Bulls\u2019 injury report include Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, and Tre Jones, who are all officially out. Additionally, Yuki Kawamura and Emmanuel Miller are deemed questionable to play. Kawamura and Miller are both on G-League two-way contracts.<\/p>\n

Josh Giddey sustained the hamstring injury<\/a> on December 29 in the Bulls\u2019 136-101 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He\u2019s missed several weeks due to the injury, and his questionable status indicates that his recovery is, at the very least, progressing. Through 34 games played this season, Giddey is averaging 18.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game while shooting 46.2% from the floor and 36.6% from beyond the three-point line.<\/p>\n

As for Jalen Smith, the six-year veteran seems in line to play despite dealing with tightness in his right calf. Smith enters Thursday\u2019s contest having played 40 games this season. He\u2019s averaging 9.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists while owning a 47.9% field goal percentage and 37.6% three-point percentage while backing up Nikola Vucevic.<\/p>\n

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The Bulls and Heat are scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. EST. The game will take place in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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