The Chicago Bulls are in the middle of a tough stretch as they are dealing with some injury trouble, and they have also lost five games in a row. On Sunday, that fifth loss came to the Portland Trail Blazers,

With Zach LaVine away from the team it was going to be an uphill battle, but the Bulls didn't help their own cause with 27 points allowed off of 15 turnovers. Bigger picture? The trade deadline is a week away and the rumors aren't going anywhere.

In a bit of a surprise, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has revealed that guard Coby White is slated to return from an injury absence Wednesday against the Celtics, per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network ( Twitter link ). White has been on the shelf with a right ankle bone bruise since January 19.

The Chicago Bulls, playing without star guard Zach LaVine, lost the opener of a three-game trip Wednesday night, falling to the Boston Celtics 122-100.

Nikola Vučević is in rare form this season and contending teams could benefit from a stretch-center shooting 40.6% from 3-point range.

The Warriors have been rumored to be back in trying to acquire Jimmy Butler, but they are also looking at Zach LaVine.

The Bulls haven't made a trade deadline deal since 2021 when they sent Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks in exchange for Nikola Vucevic. Chief executive Arturas Karnisovas can't afford to continue that inactivity for a third time.

But the team has been "fun-bad," thanks to solid play from two-time All-Star small forward/shooting guard LaVine, two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, and guards Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Giddey. In the mediocre East, the Bulls are good enough to have at least a shot at the postseason.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 122-100 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday night. The 7-foot-2 Porzingis

If the Chicago Bulls are to beat the host Boston Celtics on Wednesday night it, they'll do it without leading scorer Zach LaVine.

White (ankle) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Celtics. Despite this questionable tag, head coach Billy Donovan previously said that White was more likely to return in either or both of the final two games of the Bulls' three-game road trip.

Zach LaVine's seventh 30-point game in his last 11 outings helped carry the Bulls over the Clippers on the road Monday night.