Giddey 'AVAILA-BULL' to return against Wolves today

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Australian star point guard Josh Giddey is set to return for the Chicago Bulls today.

Giddey, 23, has been listed as "probable" against Joe Ingles' Minnesota Timberwolves at 12pm (AEDT).

The Bulls upgraded Giddey to "questionable" against the Clippers on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

He was part of a video released by the Bulls mid-week, doing scripting, alongside fellow Australian Lachlan Olbrich.

Giddey's return will come just days after the NBA released its starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

Eastern Conference

• ‍Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
• Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
• Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
• Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers
• Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

Western Conference

• ‍Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Luka Dončić, Los Angeles Lakers
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

NBA coaches select the seven reserves for each team.

Giddey is playing at an All-Star level in 2025-26. He is just one of two players this season averaging more than 19 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game. The other is arguably the best player on the planet, Nikola Jokić. He is a strong candidate to be Australia's first NBA All-Star since Ben Simmons.

Bulls reporter Drew Stephens also last week: "(Bulls head coach) Billy Donovan said Josh Giddey has progressed 'really, really well' in his recovery from a left hamstring strain to the point where he’s been cleared to ramp up.

"Donovan speculated that process would take a week, barring setbacks."

Last Tuesday, Bulls beat reporter Will Gottlieb said Giddey "participated in some of today’s non-contact practice".

Giddey said initially his injury "felt like cramp" before  limping off the floor with 8:10 to go in the third quarter of their home game against the Timberwolves on December 30, 2025 (AEDT). The Bulls said he would be out two weeks.

"It just felt tight," Giddey said.

"It felt tight kind of throughout the game, and then after halftime I came out and as soon as I went to take off off the screen at half court, I just — I kind of felt like a cramp. That was probably the best way to explain it.

"And, you know, soft tissue stuff you don’t want to play around with. So I kind of put my hand up straight away and let them know I felt something, came out of the game.

"I tried, I was going to come back that night. I tried to get it warm again, but just, you know, probably the safer option to just sit out that night.

"This is my first ever soft tissue kind of injury, so I didn’t really know. That’s why I didn’t know the severity of what happened.

"I was thinking about keeping playing, but, you know, soft tissue stuff, as I said, you want to be careful with it.

"You don’t want this stuff to linger. You want to kind of hit it on the head as soon as it pops up, and that’s what we’ve done."

The Bulls have gone 3-3 in the Melbourne-born point guard's absence with a game against the Miami Heat postponed. It means the reschedule clash has created a log-jam against the Heat at the end of January. It's almost certain Giddey will be back by then.

• Jan 28 - @ IND
• Jan 29 - vs MIA
• Jan 30 - Off Day
• Jan 31 - @ MIA
• Feb. 1 - vs MIA

Giddey, who signed a USD $100M extension with the Bulls before the start of the 2025-26 is having a historic, All-Star calibre season. He is only one of two players to average 19 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game this season. The other player is superstar Nikola Jokic.