Bulls: Hinrich has successful surgery

Kirk Hinrich underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. Dr. John Fernandez and Dr. Mark Cohen of Rush University Medical Center performed the surgery which was deemed a success. Hinrich is still expected to miss up to 12 weeks while recovering.

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