Posted Oct 24 2008 9:25PM
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls were waiting for the results of a second MRI on guard Larry Hughes' dislocated right shoulder but expect him to miss two to four weeks - less time than initially anticipated.
Hughes was hurt in the third quarter of Chicago's 85-75 pre-season win at Minnesota on Wednesday night, when his arm got caught under the Timberwolves' Mike Miller while the two dove for a loose ball.
Hughes initially was expected to be out six to eight weeks, but he said Thursday he might miss considerably less time after X-rays and an initial MRI showed no damage. Hughes said the shoulder was sore but not causing him any pain.
He got a dye injection for the second MRI, which provided a more thorough picture, and the team said Friday night he would miss two to four weeks.
Besides Hughes, the Bulls were without Ben Gordon (jammed left big toe) and Luol Deng (sore right toe, back stiffness) when they wrapped up the pre-season against Milwaukee. That meant Gordon will have played in just one pre-season game before the opener against the Bucks on Tuesday.
`It's a concern because he's not in game shape,' Del Negro said.
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