Luol Deng Is Inactive for Tonight's Game Seven Against Brooklyn

Tough break for Chicago.

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Not only will the Bulls have to travel to hostile Downtown Brooklyn to face the Nets in a game seven. They'll have to do so without one of their better contributors: Luol Deng. He was taken to the hospital last Wednesday because of an illness and underwent spinal tap surgery after his symptoms indicated meningitis. His condition worsened by Friday:

Kirk Hinrich, who's nursing a bruised calf, is a game time decision.

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[via USA Today Sports]

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