Acting coach Wes Unseld Jr. explained the absence was a basketball decision regarding the team's crowded guard rotation. Ivey, who averaged 11.5 points in four games, acknowledged lingering knee soreness but insisted he is fully available to play.
'I do my job to the glory of God so I'm ready for whenever my name is called,' Ivey said. The Bulls fell to their seventh straight loss, with Unseld addressing the reality that minutes may be reduced for several players.