Everybody has an opinion on the season that wasn't for Derrick Rose. But it seems like whenever a basketball player talks to a local radio station, he's asked to offer his opinion, which is what happened with Bradley Beal. This has been one of the most unusual situations surrounding an injury that we've seen in a while. Show More Summary
When the final horn sounded and the Miami Heat bounced the Chicago Bulls from the 2013 NBA playoffs, Derrick Rose had not played a single minute of the 2012-13 campaign. His ACL rehab and highly anticipated return cast a shadow over the entire season, and when he was medically cleared to play in March, his absence fueled a growing controversy. Show More Summary
When the Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday, it was an end not only for Chicago's season but also for the drama surrounding sidelined point guard Derrick Rose. Rose missed...Show More Summary
It's too early to predict that Derrick Rose will return for the Chicago Bulls during the 2013-14 season (I mean, what if he's only at 107 percent health?), but there are plenty of other subjects that are ripe for prognostication. There...Show More Summary
Derrick Rose's 2012-13 campaign was over before it ever got started, yet still had to feel like the longest of his five seasons in the league. The torn ACL he suffered in the closing minutes of the first game of the Chicago Bulls' opening-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2012 was going to limit his activity this season. Show More Summary
Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were the greatest duo to ever play in the NBA in this writer's opinion. Can Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler attain the same heights for the Chicago Bulls? Over his career, Jordan averaged 30.1 points and shot 49.7 percent from the field. Show More Summary
It’s almost over, but not quite. Now that the Miami Heat have eliminated the Chicago Bulls from the NBA playoffs, the Derrick Rose chatter can stop. Criticism can cease. The “will he or won’t he” game desist. It’s finally over. Except it’s not. Chicago went down against Miami swinging. Down 22-4 early in the first [...]
The Chicago Bulls will always remember this season for multiple what-if scenarios that surrounded an inspiring, yet ultimately fruitless campaign. Chicago's adversity dates back to last season, when former MVP Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL in the first game of the postseason. Show More Summary
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was ruled out of the team’s 94-91 loss in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat, meaning he officially missed the entire season after undergoing ACL surgery on May 12, 2012. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said the team was right to take a cautious approach with its [...]
Al Capone’s vault is no longer the biggest hoax in Chicago history. Welcome to the top spot, Derrick Rose’s “Return.” After the inspiring adidas “Return” documentary advertorial that started the season of our discontent, and all the time wasted, I mean spent, monitoring and predicting and debating the date of Rose’s return and then ruminating on the [...]
The Chicago Bulls bowed out of postseason play when they fell to the Miami Heat by a final score of 94-91 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but if anybody thought that elimination would finally put an end to all of the questions Tom Thibodeau and his team have had to answer about Derrick Rose, think again. Show More Summary
Derrick Rose has come a long way since tearing his ACL against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 28, 2012. The superstar guard for the Chicago Bulls has had surgery to repair his left knee (May 2012), consulted with associates of the world-renowned Dr. Show More Summary
The Chicago Bulls needed all the help they could get against the defending champions in the Eastern Conference semifinals this season. Unfortunately for them, former MVP Derrick Rose never showed up...literally. Rose, who tore his ACL...Show More Summary
Derrick Rose has mail. Lots of mail, actually. More than Tom Hanks. And if you've ever wondered what lies inside that treasure chest of an inbox of his, look no further. Beyond the Buzzer tweeted a totally fake, but equally realistic picture of what the Chicago Bulls superstar's inbox looked like. Show More Summary
Sports Illustrated has released its list of 2013's 50 highest paid American athletes and coming in at No. 7 (per SI.com) despite not playing a single minute is Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, who earns $33.4 million. The former...Show More Summary
Rarely, if ever, do things work out well for an athlete who returns too quickly from a serious injury. There is a fine line between an athlete being fully ready to return versus an athlete who is champing at the bit to get back into the game before physically being able to do so. Show More Summary
Trailing the Miami Heat 3-1, the Chicago Bulls could start to focus on their offseason needs extremely soon. General manager Gar Forman and his staff should make a strong attempt to surround Derrick Rose with a championship-caliber supporting cast. Show More Summary
The ultimate "asterisk years" in NBA history include seasons that were ultimately determined, in part, by injuries, suspensions and lockouts. Where the 2012-13 campaign, plagued by injuries to All-Star's Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Love and most notably Russell Westbrook, will ultimately rank on this list remains to be seen. Show More Summary
Perhaps Derrick Rose isn't the self-serving villain he's been made out to be. Rose has faced unyielding criticism since he was medically cleared to play more than two months ago. The doctors were telling him he was fine, yet he sat. And he still sits. Show More Summary