Bulls’star goes through contact practice for first time since injury..

Bulls’star goes through contact practice for first time since injury…

Zach LaVine is another step closer to returning to the Bulls.

The All-Star guard was assigned to the Windy City Bulls of the G League to go through a contact practice for the first time since being sidelined with a right foot injury.

The Bulls have been playing well in LaVine’s absence – going 10-5 since late November.

Back in early December, the Bulls were reportedly looking into trades for LaVine – and the injury was not helpful to that cause. LaVine is in the second year of a five-year, $215 million max contract that will likely scare some teams off in this new, second-apron world the league’s highest-spending organizations are about to enter.

On Tuesday, the Bulls open a two-game road trip as they take on the Philadelphia 76ers