"One day after Luol Deng took contact on the torn ligament in his left wrist for the first time, the Bulls confirmed Richard Hamilton will sit until fully recovered from his groin and thigh bruise issues.

"We don't want to keep going down this road where he plays a game or two and then he's out again," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "It's not fair to him or us. We have to get him healthy.""