Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Noah, Gasol, two others held from practice

CHICAGO -- Bulls big men Pau Gasol (shoulder/chest) and Joakim Noah (knee/ankle), along with second-year swingman Tony Snell (personal reasons) and rookie Doug McDermott (knee), did not practice on Thursday.

Gasol, who said he took a shot to the chest from Brooklyn Nets guard Sergey Karasev in Wednesday night's win, expects to play on Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Noah and McDermott have both been ruled out for Friday.

Noah missed Wednesday's game because of ongoing problems with his knee and ankle. He left the United Center Wednesday night with a big ice pack on his left knee, the same one he had arthroscopic surgery on right after last season ended. Power forward Taj Gibson is expected to start in his place for the second straight game.

McDermott underwent an MRI on his sore right knee but Tom Thibodeau was not forthcoming about the results.

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