Bulls G Rajon Rondo out indefinitely with thumb fracture

He signed a two-year, $47 million deal with the Bulls last summer and still has $23.8 million left for 2017-2018. Although surgery is not required, it sounds like his playoff availability just became a giant question mark.

With Rondo, the Bulls looked poised to pull off the upset against top-seeded Boston. With some help from the bench, the 41-41 Bulls are making a big splash in the opening round and are on the verge of knocking out the top team in the East.

The Chicago Bulls regular season struggles were well documented this season, but the veteran team just might be built for a playoff run. It was a back-and-forth affair that saw the Bulls take the lead late in the fourth quarter only to almost give it back in the game’s final minutes. After two quarters of play, Butler had two points and four rebounds while missing seven of his eight shot attempts from the field.

Tip off for Game 3 is at 7 p.m. ET on Friday night (April 21), giving the Bulls a short window to prepare for the Celtics.

Thomas came up with 16 points on 7 of 18 shooting and made nine assists. That alleviated placing that responsibility on Butler, who plays such an important offensive role. After one of the worst seasons of his career, Rondo is looking like his old self and almost averaging a triple-double. He led all scorers with 14 points in the first half on 5-for-10 shooting along with three assists.

The Boston Celtics who showed their brilliance during the regular season captivated millions of National Basketball Association fans.

Rondo has been a huge reason why the Bulls have raced off to a 2-0 lead in this series.

Many people felt that Dwyane Wade has played his final game with the Chicago Bulls on March 15 when he suffered a fractured right elbow. Despite Chicago’s 2-0 start and their possession of homecourt, Boston will be feeling a lot better about themselves facing their now Rondo-less opponents. Now, I think that this series is definitely not over, but you can bet the United Center will be rocking and the Chicago Bulls will be ready. Later on Friday, Rajon Rondo is expected to make a full statement, but the Chicago Bulls will have to move on before then.