3/5/2005 08:26:00 AM|||Shep|||

Yahoo! Sports - NBA - Bulls place Deng on injured list with sprained ankle: "The Chicago Bulls placed rookie Luol Deng on the injured list Friday because of a sprained right ankle that is expected to sideline him two to four weeks."

Fantasy Impact

The big winner here is Andres Nocioni. He got 36 minutes last night with Deng out (he was even the top performer for the Bulls according to Yahoo's box score: 13 points, on 4-6 FG and 5-6 FT, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK, 2 TO). He's been backing up Deng all season, so I would expect him to continue to get starters minutes for 2-4 weeks while Deng recovers. If you have yet to experience that Wild Man, now is the time to jump on the Argentine Train.

Count it.

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