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The Chicago Bulls have high hopes heading into 2010-11, but star forward Carlos Boozer has fractured his hand and will miss the next eight weeks, according to the team. That would leave the Bulls without Boozer for the entire preseason and roughly the first 15 games of the regular season.ESPN, citing anonymous team sources, reported that Boozer suffered the injury after tripping over a bag inside his house.
Boozer was Chicago's high-priced free agent pick-up this summer, having signed a five-year contract worth $75 million. Boozer has a record of injuries, though this fracture seems completely unrelated to previous maladies. Boozer played 78 of 82 games last season, but missed 45 games in 2008-09. Over the course of six seasons in Utah, Boozer played in just over 70 percent of his potential games, a fairly low number.
New Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau does have last season's most common starting frontcourt -- Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson -- available. But Boozer was seen as the potent interior scorer the Bulls have for so long lacked, and a perfect complement to slashing point guard Derrick Rose and mid-range magician Luol Deng. Without Boozer for several weeks, the Bulls offense will rely heavily on Rose's playmaking to put points up.
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