Bulls coach Tiago Splitter provides 2 crucial injury updates before Suns preseason game

Chicago Bulls head coach Tiago Splitter announced that guard Tre Jones and two-way player Jaylin Sellers were ruled out of Wednesday's preseason opener against the Phoenix Suns. Jones is sidelined due to hip soreness, while Sellers is dealing with lower back soreness. Both players join centers Nic Claxton and Zach Collins on the team's injury list.

Splitter confirmed Claxton will undergo reevaluation before the regular season begins on October 21 following a hamstring injury, while Collins is nearing a return. With multiple absences, the Bulls named Caleb Wilson, Matas Buzelis, Norman Powell, Josh Giddey, and Jalen Smith to the starting lineup against Phoenix.