Noah exits vs. Mavs for shoulder, will have MRI
CHICAGO — Bulls center Joakim Noah injured his left shoulder again during the second quarter Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks and was ruled out for the game.
He will have an MRI on the shoulder Saturday.
The Bulls, after initially saying the injury was a separated shoulder, clarified later Friday Noah had instead suffered a dislocation.
A shoulder dislocation occurs when the top of the arm bone pops out of the shoulder socket, putting the connective tissue and nerves in the joint at risk of being damaged. A shoulder separation happens when a ligament that connects the collarbone to the shoulder blade is torn.
Noah was injured with 9:41 left in the second quarter after he got tangled up with Mavericks center JaVale McGee.
Noah immediately grabbed his shoulder and screamed as it appeared to pop out of place. He went straight to the locker room to be evaluated by the Bulls’ medical staff.
Noah initially injured the shoulder during a Dec. 21 loss to the Brooklyn Nets and missed almost a month of action. An MRI showed a small tear in the shoulder, but Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said he was confident that surgery would not be needed.
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