Patrick Williams to undergo season-ending surgery with a stress

Patrick Williams to undergo season-ending surgery with a stress reaction originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

Patrick Williams will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a stress reaction, according to the Bulls.

Initially, Williams endured a bone edema in his left foot, leaving him off the floor since Jan. 25. Subsequent imaging revealed the injury worsened into a stress reaction.

The Bulls will now be without both Williams and Zach LaVine, who also underwent season-ending foot surgery, and Lonzo Ball for the rest of the season. Torrey Craig also injured his knee during the All-Star break and hasn’t returned to the floor since.

Williams is in the midst of a contract season, as his rookie deal will expire after this season. He and DeMar DeRozan are major X-factors for the Bulls’ salary cap this offseason, as both will become free agents.

This season, Williams averaged 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game on 44.3% shooting from the field and 39.9% shooting from the 3-point line. He played 43 games, starting in 30 of them.

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