CHICAGO — There’s a new book out called Basketball Anatomy, written by the Chicago Bulls team doctor Brian Cole. A player wrote the foreword to the book, and I’ll let you guess which one.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that it was Derrick Rose, nor should it come as a surprise that Rose got hurt yet again Tuesday.
Shoulders sagged again all around Chicago, and especially around the Bulls, upon hearing the latest bad news. Rose suffered a left orbital fracture on what teammate Joakim Noah said was essentially the first real play of training camp Tuesday.
It was Taj Gibson’s help defense and elbow, according to a team source, that caught Rose in the face as he drove baseline and contorted to pass.
On Wednesday, after Rose's surgery, Noah's optimism-embracing comments still came with some weight from how this organization has been let down by Rose’s body so often lately.
“It’s not the end of the world,” Noah said.
The Bulls estimate Rose should resume basketball activities in two weeks. Noah noted the “real good vibes& ...
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