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Out · expected back around Nov 8
Splitter stopped short of confirming Claxton's availability, but the big man is certainly trending in the right direction. Once Claxton is cleared to make his Bulls debut, Jalen Smith (hand) is likely to fall into a reserve role.
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vs2025-26 season (his most recent)
- GP
- 69
- MIN
- 27.8
- PTS
- 11.7
- REB
- 6.9
- AST
- 3.7
- STL
- 0.7
- BLK
- 1.1
- 3PM
- 0.0
- FG%
- 57.1
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3 | vs ATL | L 107-141 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Mar 31 | vs CHA | L 86-117 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Mar 29 | vs SAC | W 116-99 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| Mar 27 | @LAL | L 99-116 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8-10 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Mar 25 | @GS | L 106-109 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| Mar 23 | @POR | L 99-134 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
| Mar 20 | vs NY | L 92-93 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Mar 18 | vs OKC | L 92-121 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | -24 |
| Mar 16 | vs POR | L 95-114 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0 | 2 | -21 |
| Mar 12 | @ATL | L 97-108 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Mar 10 | vs DET | L 100-138 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | -26 |
| Mar 9 | vs MEM | W 126-115 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Mar 7 | @DET | W 107-105 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 1 | 3 | -6 |
| Mar 5 | @MIA | L 110-126 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| Mar 3 | @MIA | L 98-124 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 1 | 2 | -19 |
| Feb 27 | @BOS | L 111-148 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | -20 |
| Feb 26 | vs SA | L 110-126 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Feb 24 | vs DAL | L 114-123 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7-10 | 3 | 0 | +6 |
| Feb 22 | @ATL | L 104-115 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6-11 | 1 | 0 | -19 |
| Feb 9 | vs CHI | W 123-115 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12-15 | 1 | 0 | +17 |
| Feb 7 | vs WSH | W 127-113 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| Feb 5 | @ORL | L 98-118 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | -20 |
| Feb 3 | vs LAL | L 109-125 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | -30 |
| Feb 1 | @DET | L 77-130 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1 | 0 | -32 |
| Jan 30 | @UTAH | W 109-99 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| Jan 29 | @DEN | L 103-107 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4-7 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
| Jan 27 | @PHX | L 102-106 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 2 | -9 |
| Jan 25 | @LAC | L 89-126 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | -28 |
| Jan 23 | vs BOS | L 126-130 OT | 39 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8-13 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Jan 21 | @NY | L 66-120 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1 | 2 | -25 |
| Jan 19 | vs PHX | L 117-126 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Jan 18 | @CHI | L 102-124 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6-8 | 2 | 1 | -8 |
| Jan 16 | vs CHI | W 112-109 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | +7 |
| Jan 14 | @NO | L 113-116 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Jan 12 | @DAL | L 105-113 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | 3 | -10 |
| Jan 11 | @MEM | L 98-103 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Jan 9 | vs LAC | L 105-121 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5-9 | 1 | 0 | -15 |
| Jan 7 | vs ORL | L 103-104 OT | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| Jan 1 | vs HOU | L 96-120 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Dec 29 | vs GS | L 107-120 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7-9 | 3 | 3 | +1 |
| Dec 27 | @MIN | W 123-107 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-9 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Dec 23 | @PHI | W 114-106 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| Dec 21 | vs TOR | W 96-81 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | +17 |
| Dec 18 | vs MIA | L 95-106 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8-9 | 2 | 3 | -12 |
| Dec 14 | vs MIL | W 127-82 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | +23 |
| Dec 12 | @DAL | L 111-119 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5-12 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| Dec 6 | vs NO | W 119-101 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5-9 | 0 | 3 | +24 |
| Dec 4 | vs UTAH | L 110-123 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6-12 | 0 | 1 | -19 |
| Dec 3 | @CHI | W 113-103 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6-7 | 2 | 3 | +5 |
| Dec 1 | vs CHA | W 116-103 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5-11 | 1 | 1 | +10 |
| Nov 29 | @MIL | L 99-116 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | -26 |
| Nov 28 | vs PHI | L 103-115 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Nov 24 | vs NY | L 100-113 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| Nov 23 | @TOR | L 109-119 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Nov 21 | @BOS | W 113-105 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 7-13 | 1 | 1 | +18 |
| Nov 18 | vs BOS | L 99-113 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1-9 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| Nov 16 | @WSH | W 129-106 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 4 | +14 |
| Nov 14 | @ORL | L 98-105 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Nov 11 | vs TOR | L 109-119 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8-14 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Nov 9 | @NY | L 98-134 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | -20 |
| Nov 7 | vs DET | L 107-125 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6-8 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Nov 5 | @IND | W 112-103 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5-9 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| Nov 3 | vs MIN | L 109-125 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Nov 2 | vs PHI | L 105-129 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8-11 | 1 | 3 | -9 |
| Oct 29 | vs ATL | L 112-117 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 0 | 1 | +10 |
| Oct 27 | @HOU | L 109-137 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Oct 26 | @SA | L 107-118 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 1 | 0 | -25 |
| Oct 24 | vs CLE | L 124-131 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5-14 | 3 | 0 | -18 |
| Oct 22 | @CHA | L 117-136 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| 2024-25 season | |||||||||||
| Apr 13 | vs NY | L 105-113 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Apr 10 | vs ATL | L 109-133 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | -27 |
| Apr 8 | vs NO | W 119-114 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6-9 | 3 | 0 | +11 |
| Apr 3 | vs MIN | L 90-105 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9-10 | 2 | 0 | -12 |
| Apr 1 | @DAL | W 113-109 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| Mar 28 | vs LAC | L 100-132 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 2 | -18 |
| Mar 26 | vs TOR | L 86-116 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10-14 | 0 | 5 | -16 |
| Mar 24 | vs DAL | L 101-120 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8-11 | 0 | 1 | -11 |
| Mar 22 | @IND | L 103-108 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Mar 20 | @IND | L 99-105 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | -12 |
| Mar 18 | @BOS | L 96-104 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Mar 16 | vs ATL | W 122-114 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | -12 |
| Mar 14 | @CHI | L 110-116 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 8-13 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Mar 11 | @CLE | L 104-109 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-8 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Mar 10 | vs LAL | W 111-108 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Mar 8 | @CHA | L 102-105 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
| Mar 7 | vs GS | L 119-121 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4-7 | 2 | 2 | +18 |
| Mar 5 | @SA | L 113-127 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | 2 | 0 | -17 |
| Mar 2 | @DET | L 94-115 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0 | 5 | -23 |
| Mar 1 | vs POR | L 102-121 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Feb 25 | @WSH | L 99-107 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 2 | 1 | -12 |
| Feb 23 | @PHI | W 105-103 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7-11 | 0 | 5 | +2 |
| Feb 21 | vs CLE | L 97-110 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| Feb 13 | vs PHI | W 100-96 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 0 | 5 | -1 |
| Feb 11 | vs CHA | W 97-89 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
| Feb 8 | vs MIA | W 102-86 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 2 | 4 | +8 |
| Feb 6 | vs WSH | L 102-119 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | -26 |
| Feb 5 | vs HOU | W 99-97 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Feb 2 | @HOU | W 110-98 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| Jan 30 | @CHA | W 104-83 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1 | 6 | +9 |
| Jan 28 | vs SAC | L 96-110 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | -20 |
Latest news
Head coach Tiago Splittler said Friday that Claxton (hamstring) is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the 76ers, per Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic.
Splitter stopped short of confirming Claxton's availability, but the big man is certainly trending in the right direction. Once Claxton is cleared to make his Bulls debut, Jalen Smith (hand) is likely to fall into a reserve role.
RotoWire via ESPN · 8h ago
Claxton (hamstring) was recalled from the G League's Windy City Bulls on Thursday.
Claxton was assigned to the G League earlier in the day to log a practice as part of his rehab. He'll rejoin the NBA squad following his workout and could make his 2026-27 debut as early as Sunday against the 76ers.
RotoWire via ESPN · 1d ago
The Bulls assigned Claxton (hamstring) to the G League's Windy City Bulls on Thursday.
This is the next stage of Claxton's rehab, and he'll be recalled shortly after practicing Thursday. Claxton drew a questionable tag prior to Wednesday against the Knicks and is closing in on his season debut.
RotoWire via ESPN · 1d ago
Claxton (hamstring) is listed as out for Wednesday's game against New York.
Claxton was listed as questionable, suggesting he might make his 2026-27 campaign debut Wednesday versus the Knicks. However, that won't happen, meaning his next opportunity to suit up will come Sunday against Philadelphia. With Claxton on the shelf again, Jalen Smith (finger) will likely remain in the starting lineup.
RotoWire via ESPN · 2d ago
Claxton (hamstring) is questionable for Wednesday against the Knicks.
Claxton has now drawn his first questionable tag of the young season as he closes in on his debut. If he does get the green light, he may face restrictions early on. Jalen Smith (finger) and Zach Collins could lose some steam upon Claxton's return.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Claxton (hamstring) is out for Monday's game against the 76ers.
Claxton appears to be trending in the right direction after practicing Sunday, but he's not yet ready to make his 2026-27 debut. His next chance to play will arrive Wednesday against the Knicks.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
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