The Chicago Bulls don’t have a true replacement for Ayo Dosunmu, whom the medical team shut down for the season to address instability in his left shoulder.

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Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu will undergo surgery for a fractured left shoulder on Wednesday and miss four to six months, he said.

In the last couple of seasons, Dosunmu has emerged as a key player on this Bulls team. Dosunmu finished this season averaging a career-best 12.3 points per game, up slightly from 12.2 last year.

Ayo Dosunmu still isn’t sure exactly when he got hurt. At some point in the last two years, the Chicago Bulls guard suffered a fracture along the back of his left shoulder. Dosunmu can’t point to a game — or even a week or month — when the initial break occurred.

Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu's shoulder injury requires surgery, and he'll miss the rest of the season because of it.

Ayo Dosunmu will miss the remainder of the Chicago Bulls season to get a jump start on recovery from a surgical procedure that Bulls coach Billy Donovan labeled inevitable. Dosunmu is expected to undergo surgery soon to alleviate left shoulder instability, the Bulls announced Sunday. A date for the procedure hasn’t been announced.

INDIANAPOLIS — Coach Billy Donovan has referred to guard Ayo Dosunmu as the “catalyst” several times this season when discussing the run-and-gun philosophy the Bulls have adopted. That “catalyst” is done for the rest of the season.

The Chicago Bulls will be without guard Ayo Dosunmu for the remainder of the season after it was announced he would undergo surgery.

Guard Ayo Dosunmu needs surgery on his left shoulder and will miss the rest of the 2025 season, the team announced Sunday morning. "After experiencing left shoulder instability and further evaluation from training and medical professionals,

Ayo Dosunmu will need four to six months to recover from shoulder surgery, but is expected to be ready for the start of next season.

CHICAGO - Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu will undergo shoulder surgery and be out for the rest of the season, the team announced on Sunday. The team said Dosunmu, a Chicago native, had been experiencing left shoulder instability and the decision to have season-ending surgery came after further evaluation.