Bulls Re-Sign Kawamura to Two-Way Deal After Clot Recovery

The Chicago Bulls re-signed Japanese point guard Yuki Kawamura to a two-way contract on Tuesday, bringing the 24-year-old back to the team after a 12-week recovery from a blood clot in his lower right leg. The move, which involved waiving forward Trentyn Flowers to open a roster spot, comes as the Bulls face a shortage of healthy guards amid injuries to key players.

Kawamura, at 5-foot-8 the shortest player in the NBA, was initially waived by the Bulls in October shortly after signing his first two-way deal following a strong performance in the 2025 NBA Summer League. The release allowed him to focus on treatment without the pressures of an active roster, though he remained in Chicago under the team's medical care. Head coach Billy Donovan explained that the Bulls always planned to bring him back once cleared. "You always take those things seriously," Donovan said. "He's worked really, really hard. I'm happy for him because at that point, when you have something like that, you just don't know what that's going to look like in the future. I'm just happy it all worked out well for him."

The injury, diagnosed as a blood clot, required Kawamura to take blood-thinning medication to...