Where Does Healthy Derrick Rose Put Chicago Bulls in NBA’s Title Race?

July 16th, 2013 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »

Derrick Rose is finally ready for NBA basketball again.

After months of everyone around the superstar saying he was clear to proceed with one of the most exciting careers in the league, the former MVP is giving himself the green light.

He's not committing to a return date just yet, but according to Jorge Sierra of HoopsHype.com, Chicago's native son has one in mind:

We will play in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil [October 12], the first NBA game ever in Rio, so that's going to be a big game not only for the Bulls but for the NBA. Just some minutes out there, see how it feels just to be back on the court and enjoy the experience.

The Chicago Bulls wouldn't mind seeing Rose ball out for the Brazilian fans, but their real concern starts as soon as the games actually mean something. Even through the exhaustive will-he-or-won't-he narrative that engulfed last season's second-round push, the Bulls remember exactly where they were when they lost their 24-year-old leader to a torn ACL in the opening game of the 2012 playoffs.



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