DeMar DeRozan injury: exits the game early, explains his status / News - Basketnews.com

DeMar DeRozan revealed that the right quad has been bothering him for 8 games before the injury. The quad strain isn't believed to be serious, and the player is considered day-to-day.

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The Chicago Bulls lost to the Boston Celtics last night. On top of that, DeMar DeRozan did not finish the game, leaving the contest early due to an injury.

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With 8:30 left to play in the third quarter, DeRozan was playing one-on-one against Al Horford. After a couple of dribbles to the left, the Bulls star collapsed and was called for travelling.

DeRozan stayed on the floor for several minutes. Although he played for two more minutes after the episode, the Bulls guard ultimately went to the locker room and did not return. DeRozan was later diagnosed with a right quad strain.

"Nobody can really pinpoint times I've left out of games so if I leave out of a game, it's something serious," DeRozan told after the match. "I play through a lot that I don't mention. My whole career, I've kind of been stubborn when it comes to that. I just want to always be on the floor."

The player is now considered day-to-day.

"It's been bothering me for eight games. I just never said nothing. I do a lot of things that nobody don't know," he said.

"I thought I tripped. Apparently, I didn't trip over nothing but the parquet floor," DeRozan explained. "When I tripped, my quad has been sore and bothering me, and it kind of contracted a little bit more and made it a little bit more irritated. That's all. Felt like I couldn't move like I wanted to so I just didn't want to limit myself and slow the team down in any way. So I made the decision to come out."

The injury isn't believed to be concerning. DeRozan is planning to begin treatment almost immediately. After last night's game, the Bulls have an off day scheduled on Tuesday before the match against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.

"I feel fine other than just being irritated and uncomfortable. Nothing too crazy. It's just in that spot where [when you're] moving, you just need that to simmer down and not be so sore and make me feel limited making certain kind of movements," DeRozan explained.

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