Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss the team's regular-season opener against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night with left knee injury management, according to Bulls public relations.
LaVine told reporters after shootaround on Wednesday morning in Miami that his absence was not tied to a setback but rather load management for his knee.
He was not sure of his status for Friday's game against the Washington Wizards, the front end of a back-to-back before the team's home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
LaVine, who signed a five-year, $215 million max contract this past offseason, played through lingering soreness in his knee during the second half of the 2021-22 season before undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in May.
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