Derrick Rose didnt participate in Tuesday mornings shootaround at the Berto Center and will sit out tonights game against the Sacramento Kings.
Rose saw a back specialist on Monday and Bulls general manager Gar Forman said an MRI revealed no structural damage to the point guards back and that its a muscle issue.
According to multiple sources, the Bulls will re-sign veteran point guard Mike James, who wasnt at Tuesdays shootaround but is expected to be in uniform against the Kings.
James was first signed by the team on Jan 11 when Rose sat out with a toe injury and C.J. Watson was rehabbing from an elbow injury.
James averaged 4 points and 3.7 assists with the Bulls in three games, including a nine-point, 10 assist effort on Jan. 21 against the Charlotte Bobcats. He was released on Jan. 28.