A fracture in his right hand will sideline Chicago Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson for four to six weeks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Wilson ranks second on the team in scoring.

The Bulls said Wilson would undergo surgery on the hand Thursday.

Wilson injured the hand during the third quarter of Wednesday's 124-119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs as he tried to knock the ball from Victor Wembanyama's hands.

Chicago Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson is undergoing surgery for a fractured right hand and will miss four to six weeks, sources tell ESPN.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 12, 2026

Chicago will play without Wilson after opening the season 1-9. He led the Bulls in shot attempts and trailed only veteran guard Norman Powell in scoring for a team with the NBA's worst net rating of minus 15.1.

Wilson scored 15 points in 15 minutes against San Antonio before the injury forced him out of the game. Right hip soreness had left him listed as questionable before the matchup.

Following the game, Bulls coach Tiago Splitter had no update on Wilson and expected the team to learn more Thursday. The Bulls hired Splitter to coach the team that summer, when they also brought in Bryson Graham as lead executive.

The Bulls could not hold their lead Wednesday. They went ahead by more than 20 points before halftime, but San Antonio came back to win. Wembanyama scored a team-leading 32 points, while six of his Spurs teammates reached double figures.

Chicago chose Wilson No. 4 overall in the 2026 NBA draft. Across his first 10 professional games, he averaged 18.9 points alongside 6.2 rebounds.

Wilson averaged 1.9 assists and recorded 1.8 steals a game. During those games, he made 42% of his field-goal attempts.

FanDuel had given Wilson the fifth-best odds for Rookie of the Year, listing him at 15-1 before the injury news. Minutes after the news broke, those odds fell to 40-1.

Wilson dealt with hand injuries during his only college season. Playing for North Carolina in February 2026, he suffered a broken bone in his left hand and missed six games.

As he worked back from that injury, Wilson fractured his right thumb while dunking. The thumb required surgery, cutting short his college season and preventing him from playing in the NCAA tournament.

Chicago hosts the Atlanta Hawks without Wilson on Friday night in an NBA Cup group stage game.