Can Bulls Survive Carlos Boozer's Absence?

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Carlos Boozer is expected to miss eight weeks after fracturing a bone in his right hand on Saturday. He will have surgery on Tuesday to have pins inserted. Boozer suffered the injury while at his home, telling reporters on Monday that he landed awkwardly on his hand after tripping over his bag.



"I came around a corner, trying to get to the front door," Boozer said. "I tripped over the bag I used for training camp and fell on my hand with all of my weight. Just crushed the bone."



Boozer fractured the fifth metacarpal -- a bone near his pinkie finger -- of his right hand. This type of injury is also known as a "boxer's fracture," since it's frequently caused by a clenched fist hitting a hard object -- in this case, the floor. As Boozer explained, he likely could have avoided injury had he fallen with an open hand.



"If I had landed with my hand open it probably would have been fine," he said, as quoted by Bulls.com. "But my right hand got turned over and that caused the break. It was a little sore. I went to the bathroom and it was like when you hit your funny bone on your elbow. It took a little longer to come around and when it did I saw a little bump and got it checked."

 

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