Chicago’s LaVine ahead of schedule after foot procedure

Chicago Bulls player Zach LaVine shared he is ahead of schedule in his recovery from campaign-ending procedure on his right foot and thinks that he will be healthy for the beginning of the next campaign.

Zack met the Bulls in LA, where he lives and has been rehabbing, for today’s 112-102 defeat against the Clippers. LaVine explained why he decided to underwent procedure in the past month, sharing he had a floating bone in his foot for a long period. Chicago had made it a point to feature in a news release that the decision to have the surgery was made by the guard and his agents.

“You never want to have a procedure,” LaVine admitted. “But I got to a conclusion, specifically with what the doctor was telling me, your pain level; this thing isn’t going to heal without proper surgery.”

Zack’s campaign ended after he appeared in only 25 matches, as he has suffered with right foot problems since the beginning of the campaign.

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Defined the injury as a nonunion Jones fracture, which means part of the base of his fifth metatarsal was essentially floating in his foot. pic.twitter.com/coVHAPXwBF

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