The outlook certainly doesn't appear to be good for Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls.
ESPN reports that the star guard could miss as much as eight to 12 months.
Once one of the favorites to win the 2012 NBA title, the Bulls have now lost star Rose for as much as a year. If his recovery time is more on the side of 12 months, it seems as though Chicago's title hopes for next year have been shot as well.
They finished the lockout-shortened season at 50-16 despite losing Rose for quite a few of those games, and the Bulls entered this year's playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the East.
Late in Game 1 of their first-round matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the Bulls winning by double-digits, Rose landed awkwardly on his left knee. He left the game, and it was later discovered that he had torn his ACL.
Rose's doctor, Brian Cole, said this at a press conference after Rose's surgery (via ESPN.com):
We're at this point very optimistic...We think of recovery as the long process that's in stages. But the short answer is the time frame we believe an athlete of this caliber generally requires is about eight to ...
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Derrick Rose Injury: Chicago Bulls Star Could Be out 8 to 12 Months
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