Obviously, I was heartbroken to tell Joe I couldn’t go today. I was going to go, but I had to tell him I’m not 100 percent. He told me how the lineups would go and how it would affect our team if I had to come out midgame. So eventually I said, “Look Joe, I’m not 100 percent.” And that was so hard for me.

I’m very excited for Chicago. I want to play so bad, I really do. Badly. And everything says that I will be. So I look forward to that day.

I’m expecting it to be an outstanding trip.