{"id":696807,"date":"2026-04-03T23:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/696807\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:43:27","slug":"final-injury-report-for-bulls-knicks-will-jalen-brunson-karl-anthony-towns-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/696807\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Injury Report for Bulls-Knicks: Will Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks<\/a> are at home on Friday night as they host the Chicago Bulls<\/a> in an Eastern Conference matchup.<\/p>\n

New York enters Friday\u2019s game with a 49-28 record after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> on the road on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) \u00a9 Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(\u00a9 Brad Penner-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

In Wednesday\u2019s victory over the Grizzlies, Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> led the way for the Knicks as he recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists while OG Anunoby<\/a> added 25 points, 13 rebounds and three assists of his own.<\/p>\n

Now New York will try to grab another victory at home on Friday as they face off against a struggling Bulls team.<\/p>\n

On the other side, Chicago enters Friday\u2019s contest with a 29-47 record after losing at home to the Indiana Pacers<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan talks with forward Guerschon Yabusele (28)David Banks-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(David Banks-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Guerschon Yabusele led the way for the Bulls in Wednesday\u2019s loss as he ended the game with 20 points and six rebounds while Matas Buzelis recorded 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists.<\/p>\n

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Friday night\u2019s matchup, both squads may be without some of their key players due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Bulls Injury Report: Will Josh Giddey, Tre Jones Play?<\/p>\n

For the Bulls, they have 10 players listed on their injury report, including both Josh Giddey and Tre Jones.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey (3)\u00a9 Nell Redmond-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(\u00a9 Nell Redmond-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Chicago has listed Giddey as questionable due to a left hamstring strain and he is in danger of missing his second consecutive contest.<\/p>\n

The Bulls have also listed Jones as questionable due to a right ankle sprain and he is in danger of missing his first game since Feb. 11.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones (30)\u00a9 Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(\u00a9 Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Nick Richards has also been listed as questionable with a right elbow sprain while Yabusele (left ankle sprain), Mac McClung (right abdominal tightness) and Lachlan Olbrich (bilateral plantar fascia fasciitis) have all been listed as probable and are expected to play.<\/p>\n

Anfernee Simons has been ruled out as he continues to recover from a fractured left wrist while Zach Collins, Noa Essengue and Jalen Smith are all set to miss the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

Knicks Injury Report: Will Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns Play?<\/p>\n

On the other side, the Knicks have only one player listed on their injury report as they have listed Towns as questionable.<\/p>\n

New York has listed Towns as questionable due to a right elbow injury and he is in danger of missing his first game since March 13.<\/p>\n

If Towns is sidelined, Mitchell Robinson could draw a start in his place while Mohamed Diawara and Ariel Hukporti could have increased roles off the bench.<\/p>\n

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New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

The good news for the Knicks is that Jalen Brunson<\/a> is off their injury report and will return on Friday against the Bulls after missing Wednesday’s victory due to right ankle soreness.<\/p>\n

Fans can catch Friday night\u2019s matchup between the Bulls and Knicks from Madison Square Garden at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA<\/a> TV.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 3, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks are at home on Friday night as they host the Chicago Bulls in an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[4329,4990,7,329,294,204,126,11606,288,2291,965,563,5940,9934,973,293,177,4070,1247,17348,6,191,7797,2282,741,6277,4104],"class_list":{"0":"post-696807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-memphis-grizzlies","8":"tag-anfernee-simons","9":"tag-ariel-hukporti","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-chicago-bulls","12":"tag-grizzlies","13":"tag-guerschon-yabusele","14":"tag-indiana-pacers","15":"tag-injury-report","16":"tag-jalen-brunson","17":"tag-jalen-smith","18":"tag-josh-giddey","19":"tag-karl-anthony-towns","20":"tag-lachlan-olbrich","21":"tag-mac-mcclung","22":"tag-matas-buzelis","23":"tag-memphis","24":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","25":"tag-memphisgrizzlies","26":"tag-mitchell-robinson","27":"tag-mohamed-diawara","28":"tag-nba","29":"tag-new-york-knicks","30":"tag-nick-richards","31":"tag-noa-essengue","32":"tag-og-anunoby","33":"tag-tre-jones","34":"tag-zach-collins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116343433727983233","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696807","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=696807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}