Derrick Rose Making Progress Despite Slow Process

November 17th, 2015 by Sean Highkin Leave a reply »

CHICAGO — Three weeks into the season, six weeks since the start of training camp, the double vision persists.

Derrick Rose has been working his way back from an orbital bone fracture since the first day of camp, which is a small setback compared to his previous health history, but it’s made things difficult early on in the Chicago Bulls’ season.

And it hasn’t gotten better.

“It’s still the same,” Rose said after the Bulls’ 96-95 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. “I wish every morning that would be different.”

And now there's also the ankle sprain, suffered against the Pacers, though claimed to be minor by Rose himself. We know how self-diagnosing has gone in the past, but this dent seems innocuous enough.



Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said Sunday that he’s been told Rose’s vision may not fully return for three months. Rose doesn’t want to put a timeline on that, but as long as the issue persists, he’s going to have to find ways to continue to be effective.

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