Another serious knee injury for Derrick Rose
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It’s happened yet again. Another serious injury to Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose.
Rose reported to the team today with right knee pain. An exam and subsequent MRI revealed that he has suffered a medial meniscus tear of the right knee.
Surgery will be scheduled, after which a timeline for his return will be determined.
At this point, Bulls veterans have unfortunately already gathered lots of experience playing without Rose, whose NBA career features a league MVP award but also numerous major injuries.
According to Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times, “it’s looking more and more as if Derrick Rose’s body wasn’t built for the NBA, or maybe more to the point, that his knees weren’t built for the torque his explosive style of basketball puts on them. His spirit is most definitely willing, but that flesh of his is weak. The Bulls announced Tuesday night that their star guard would undergo surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee. It will be his third knee surgery in almost 34 months, and his entire career is now in question. If you’re someone who relies on your knees for a living, you don’t go under the knife that many times and not feel the effects of it long-term.”
