CHICAGO _ The Bulls will be without Otto Porter Jr. for at least one more month after the small forward had his bruised left foot evaluated Monday by a specialist, the team announced.
Dr. Bob Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist, confirmed the injury's healing response is "consistent with a small fracture that has become more clearly defined with repeated imaging over the last five weeks," according to a team statement Tuesday.
Porter has been wearing a walking boot and will continue to keep the foot immobilized until he's reassessed in four weeks.
Porter averaged 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in 25.1 minutes over the first nine games of the season. He has missed the last 16 since suffering the injury Nov. 6 against the Hawks.
Porter has the best 3-point-shooting percentage among the Bulls' regular starters at 40%. He's also the only other starter, along with Wendell Carter Jr., to have a positive rating, leading the first unit at 0.8.
During Porter's absence, the Bulls turned to Chandler Hutchison, but he has missed the last six games with a sprained right shoulder. Shaquille Harrison then helped out at forward. In the six most recent games, Kris Dunn has settled into the starting lineup.
With Dunn's promotion, coaches tapped rookie Coby White to run point with the second unit.
