Derrick Rose Injured Again

Derrick Rose has not been healthy since he tore his ACL back in the first round of the playoffs in 2011-2012 season against the Philadelphia 76ers. This is the third straight season Derrick Rose has some type of knee injury that forces him to sit and not play for substantial time. This is the second time Derrick Rose has torn the meniscus in the right knee. The sad part was Derrick Rose was starting to become the Derrick Rose of old before he started getting knee injuries. Derrick Rose was starting to get that explosive burst he had off the dribble before he started getting injured.

Derrick Rose was averaging 18.4 points per game, and 5 assists a game in 46 games this season. It started to seem like Derrick was finally healthy again. With Derrick Rose making it through the first half of the season that was a good sight for fans and the Bulls organization to see and everyone thought he was back to the old Derrick. It is unclear when Derrick Rose injured his knee but in the game played on Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks Rose stated that his right knee didn't feel right. The pain in his knee could be the reason why he only had 8 points and shot 1-13 from the field that night playing 33 minutes.

The good thing that can come out this surgery is that he will not have to sit out for the rest of season as he did the first time he tore his meniscus. That is if he decides to remove the torn meniscus from his knee he could be back in six to eight weeks. If Derrick Rose goes with that process rather then repair it he can back in time for the first round of the playoffs. I'm sure his teammates, coaches, Bulls front office, and fans hopes he chooses that procedure. But if decides to repair the torn meniscus Kirk Hinrich and Aaron Brooks need to step up and lead this team at the point guard position throughout the playoffs.