Bulls center Zach Collins out with big toe sprain

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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls center Zach Collins will probably miss several games with a sprained right big toe, coach Billy Donovan said before Monday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The 6-foot-11 Collins sat out the first 21 games of the season with a fractured bone (scaphoid) in his left wrist, but has come on strong off the bench in 10 games since returning.

He is averaging 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and scored in double figures in six straight.

Starting center Nikola Vucevic and Collins are listed as the tallest Bulls players. They've given Chicago a double-big lineup, helping the team win five straight and climb back to .500 before a loss to Milwaukee on Saturday dropped them to 15-16.

“Obviously coming out of the wrist injury break, him coming back, I think he made a pretty significant impact that allowed us to play big,” Donovan said. “Just his physicality, his rebounding, some of the things he did screen-wise really helped us.”

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