The game between the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards will take place at State Farm Arena on Sunday, February 26 at 3:30 PM ET.
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The Chicago Bulls will welcome the Washington Wizards to State Farm Arena for an NBA game on Sunday. The Bulls lost 100-112 in their last game over the Bucks. Brook Lopez scored a season-high 33 points. Jevon Carter had 22 against his hometown team, and Jrue Holiday added 15 points and nine assists. The Bucks were never seriously threatened. But Antetokounmpo’s injury early in the second quarter cast a bit of a cloud over a team that otherwise has so much going for it heading into the All-Star break.
Coach Mike Budenholzer said initial reports were “hopeful” and the X-ray was “clean.” “We’ll just see how he feels tomorrow, see how he feels the next few days and continue to evaluate it,” Budenholzer said. Antetokounmpo finished with a season-low two points and three assists, giving him 3,274 over 10 seasons to break Paul Pressey’s record of 3,272 from 1982 to 1990. He also had seven rebounds.
He had “no idea” if Antetokounmpo would travel to Salt Lake City for the All-Star Game. The two-time MVP was hurt trying to block a finger roll attempt by Chicago’s Coby White after the guard drove past him. He jammed his wrist when he reached out — perhaps to soften the blow — as he crashed into the padded stanchion. He continued to flex his hand and got subbed out a few seconds later before heading to the locker room.
The Washington Wizards on the other hand won 106-114 against the Timberwolves in their last game. The Washington Wizards looked ready to start their All-Star break early, before Bradley Beal helped snap them out of their funk. This new-look, still-adjusting team has been starting to turn a corner. Beal had 13 of his 35 points over the final 4 1/2 minutes to help the Wizards finish their rally from a 20-point first-quarter deficit and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 on Thursday night.
“Probably this is the best game for me this season so far, because of how we showed our heart, we stayed in the game, we kept playing,” said Kristaps Porzingis, who had 14 points. “Some guys were already like checked out a little bit. We locked back in and we pulled it out of somewhere.” Corey Kispert scored 15 points off the bench to offset off nights by Kuzma and Porzingis and help the Wizards (28-30) build on their recent momentum entering the All-Star break. They have won 10 of their last 14 and hold the 10th and final spot for the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Chicago Bulls: Zach LaVine, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu
Washington Wizards: Kyle Kuzma, Kristaps Porziņģis, Daniel Gafford, Bradley Beal, Monté Morris
Chicago Bulls: Goran Dragic, Javonte Green, Lonzo Ball
Washington Wizards: Bradley Beal
The game between the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards will take place at State Farm Arena on Sunday, February 26 at 3:30 PM ET.
The match between the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards will be telecast live on NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN, NBC Sports Washington.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN, NBC Sports Washington. | February 26 (3:30 PM ET) |
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