Josh Giddey News: Officially cleared to play

Giddey (hamstring) is available for Thursday's game against the Timberwolves, K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network reports.

Giddey has officially been given the green light to return after missing 11 straight games with a hamstring injury. Johnson notes that Giddey will be on a minutes restriction Thursday and is expected to log around 24 minutes in his first game back. He'll be deployed off the bench as the Bulls elect to maintain the starting lineup of Coby White and Isaac Okoro in the backcourt until Giddey can handle a larger workload.