Bulls' Deng, Hinrich, Rose out for Game 3 of Eastern Conference semifinals against Heat

DEERFIELD, Illinois — Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose will sit out Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Friday night.

Thibodeau spoke at the team's morning shootaround.

Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich speaks to reporters in Miami on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Bulls defeated the Miami Heat 93-86 on Monday night to take Game 1 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal series. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago)

Deng became sick during the first-round series against Brooklyn and has been dealing with complications stemming from a spinal tap. He will miss his fifth straight game, while Hinrich will sit out his sixth in a row because of a bruised left calf.

The veteran guard underwent a second MRI this week. Thibodeau said the results were "basically" the same as the first, although Hinrich's feeling better.

Rose has not played since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in last year's playoffs. The series is tied 1-1.

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