Bulls' Hinrich to return in Thursday's Game 3
Chicago Bulls reserve Kirk Hinrich says he will make his 2015 postseason debut on Thursday after missing the team's first two games.
Hinrich missed home victories in Games 1 and 2 of Chicago's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a hyperextended left knee.
Hinrich, who missed four of the Bulls' final seven regular-season games, averaged 5.7 points and 2.2 assists on a career-worst field goal percentage of 37.3 in over 24 minutes per game off the bench.
The Bulls announced Wednesday that rookie forward Nikola Mirotic will sit out Game 3 due to left leg injuries, including a strained quad and swollen knee sustained while getting tied up with Bucks center Zaza Pachulia in Game 2.
Mirotic remains unsure about his status for Saturday's Game 4.