CHICAGO, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- It appears the Chicago Bulls will start the season without prized free agent signee Eddie Robinson.
The 6-9 forward was bothered by an injured left big toe in Chicago's exhibition finale on Friday. Tests Monday will determine if the toe is fractured. If surgery is necessary, Robinson could be sidelined six to eight weeks.
Chicago opens the regular season Wednesday night at home against the Indiana Pacers.
The Bulls signed Robinson to a five-year offer sheet worth $31.2 million as a restricted free agent and the Charlotte Hornets opted not to match it. He averaged nearly 14 points per game in the preseason.
Last season, the 25-year-old Robinson averaged 7.2 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 54 percent from the floor in 67 games. In Charlotte's first-round sweep of the Miami Heat, Robinson averaged 12.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 30.2 minutes.
The Bulls were a franchise-worst 15-67 last season and have won just 45 games since their last NBA title in 1998.
