CHICAGO—Derrick Rose wasted no time showing us the shape The Return 2.0 will take.
The Chicago Bulls’ 114-108 overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their home opener was everything that Rose’s latest comeback will be: a lot of promise, a minor setback and an exercise in patience.
With about four minutes to go in the second quarter, Rose landed awkwardly on Kyrie Irving’s foot after missing a floater. He hobbled for a few seconds while the rest of the team ran back on defense, and the United Center went dead silent. They’d seen this movie before.
But Rose walked it off and stayed in the next time Tom Thibodeau made a substitution. He started the third quarter, too, but quickly came out and didn’t return.
The diagnosis was a right ankle sprain, and that will be the story. But Rose's debut left a lot of room for optimism. In his 25 minutes, he had 20 points on 8-for-16 shooting with four rebounds and four assists.
And he looked great doing it. He blew past Matthew ...
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