After the Bulls' morning shoot-around, coach Vinny Del Negro said Derrick Rose will play Tuesday night against the Knicks despite a sore right hip and back. But Joakim Noah is almost certain to miss his fifth straight game with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
And with the Bulls facing four games in five nights, Del Negro confirmed the Bulls have held internal discussions about again shutting Noah down for an extended period of time.
"Yeah, we're going to look at that," Del Negro said. "Give him some more rest for maybe two or three or four or five games. The plantar fasciitis is feeling better. It's not where he'd like it to be. And we want to be smart about it."
Noah officially listed Noah as "questionable." But that's just semantics.
"He barely participated in shootaround," Del Negro said. "And his foot is sore."
Here is video of Joakim Noah discussing the status of his injured foot after practice Monday:
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That's it? No write-up on the matchup tonight, no season-series stats and trends, etc? What kind of 3rd rate sports site is this?