Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. will be out four to six weeks with a severe right ankle sprain, the team announced Thursday night.
Carter, in his second season, is averaging 11.7 points and a team-high 9.9 rebounds after being limited to just 44 games as a rookie because of a thumb injury. He has become one of the Bulls’ most solid defensive players and has 17 double-doubles on the year.
Carter injured the ankle in Monday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, when he landed on the foot of Mavs forward Dwight Powell and rolled the ankle. He left the court in a wheelchair.
“It was probably the worst pain I ever endured as far as playing basketball,” Carter said. “It was very frightening. I couldn’t feel my toes after awhile.”
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