Patrick Williams Ruled Out Wednesday With Adductor Injury
Patrick Williams (adductor) ruled out Wednesday.
The are going to be down a key piece of their frontcourt on Wednesday. According to Underdog NBA, power forward Patrick Williams has been officially ruled out with an adductor injury.
Losing your starting four-man to a soft-tissue issue is the exact kind of headache a coaching staff hates dealing with. Because the team has not released a concrete recovery timeline, we are left guessing if this is a quick rest day or a multi-week problem.
Adductor injuries are notoriously tricky. When a guy gets ruled out this early for a Wednesday tip-off, you know it is not just a minor pregame scratch. It is the NBA equivalent of texting your boss on Tuesday night that you already know you will be too sick to log on tomorrow.
For anyone holding tickets on player props, this completely scrambles the board. Chicago is going to have to dig into their bench to eat up those minutes, which usually means a usage bump and more rebounding opportunities for the rest of the starting five.
The have spent the last few seasons desperately trying to find consistency, and Williams is supposed to be a massive part of that puzzle. Every time he hits the shelf, it forces the rotation into a blender and puts more pressure on the primary scorers to carry the load.
For now, Chicago will have to patch the hole in their lineup and hope this adductor issue does not linger. Bettors and fantasy managers should keep a close eye on the starting five announcement to see who gets the nod in his place.