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May 25 4:51 PM EDT

Injury Update: Bull’s Center Omer Asik Is Out For The Season With Leg Injury

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Omer Asik will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a fractured left fibula, which will NOT require surgery but is expected to sideline the rookie center for 6 weeks.

Asik suffered the injury during the third quarter of Sunday’s Game 3. Team physician Brian Cole’s diagnosis was confirmed via MRI and CT scan before Game 4, which Asik played in for 1 minute, 53 seconds before experiencing “recurrent discomfort and a loss of function.” Asik exited for good at the 11:02 mark of the second quarter.

Asik’s status for Game 4 against the Miami Heat on Tuesday had been in question because of what was initially described as a muscle strain in his lower left leg.

Asik was a game-time decision, but briefly played in Game 4 with 55.2 seconds left in the first quarter, promptly fouled LeBron James and had James land on his leg in the process. Asik walked towards the bench, but then played only 58 seconds in the second quarter before finally retreating to the locker room for the night.

Although Asik is obviously done for the season, his status on the Chicago Bull’s roster should be fine for next season. “Omer is going to be great,” Luol Deng believes. Asik’s defensive presence guarantees him minutes off the bench in 2011-12, but his raw offensive game means little fantasy impact.

May 13 10:24 PM EDT

NBA Injury Report: Carlos Boozer Continues To Play With Turf Toe

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Chicago Bulls PF, Carlos Boozer, has been in media scrutiny about his game play contributions thus far in the 2011 playoffs, so much that Coach Thibodeau has had to defend his starting forward, who also has been plagued with injuries in recent news.

According to ESPN’s Nick Friedell, Boozer is listed as day to day after X-rays proved negative and an MRI on his sprained left ankle did not reveal any damage.

And to add to the injury list, Boozer also revealed that ligaments on both sides of his right big toe were torn as a result of the injury suffered in Game 5 of the first-round series against the Pacers.  A torn ligament is a Grade 3, a complete tear of the ligaments and joint capsule, with a possible dislocation.

With Boozer’s determination to play, he is probably getting treated with ice, elevation, anti-inflammatories, and pain meds.  Toe-taping and a hard plate may be used in his shoe to prevent bending, so that’s why(if curious), that he can still play on this injury.  With a Grade 3 injury, Boozer more than likely will require surgery to repair the torn tissues.

Though Boozer continues to play through injury, he may be lengthen his recovering time and cause permanent damage to the toe joint.  An athlete with a Grade 3 injury will lose 3 to 6 weeks of sport possibly longer if surgery is required.

The Bulls’ power forward continues to remain active as a starter on the the Bulls roster, but with limited mobility and continues to play through pain.  Boozer said he has NO intention of missing games.  The safest bet on Boozer at the moment, is his determination to play.  His minutes dropped from 35 in Game 4 to 29 in Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks.  Look for Boozer give close to 35 minutes of action coming up against the Miami Heat.  Coach Thibodeau can also shorten the shifts for Taj Gibson to get more minutes as an option.  Worse case scenario, regardless of how bad his play may be, Boozer is a rebounder with 6 fouls and the most playoff experience on the the Bulls roster.