John Salmons starts and scores 25 points despite battling nausea

John Salmons scored 25 points in a fill-in start for Kirk Hinrich on Monday. He made 9-of-17 FGs with four 3-pointers, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 42 minutes. Salmons though didn't score at all in the final 16 minutes because he was battling nausea.

That's all the information we have, and it sounds like this falls under the "flu-like symptoms" umbrella. He played through it on Monday, which bodes well for the Bulls next game vs. the Clippers on Wednesday.

This is Salmons' seventh game with 20+ points this season, but he's never done it in consecutive games. He could eventually retake the starting gig but for now he'll probably move back to the bench when Hinrich returns.



(rotoworld.com)