Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose has just undergone another knee surgery, casting a cloud of doubt on his availability at least for this season. Obviously, a third major knee injury in four years is devastating blow to the former NBA MVP and the Bulls' title aspirations, but if the report of K.C Johnson of Chicago Tribune would be an indication: Rose will be back just fine in a minimum of four weeks.
Rose underwent a successful surgery to remove the damage part of the meniscus from his right knee, which was the same knee he injured last season. According to Johnson, the surgical operation went smoothly without complication, lasting for just 10 minutes and leaving no signs of swelling.
During Friday's press conference, General manager Gary Forman provided several details about the procedure, which he considered 'minor' compared to Rose's previous surgeries.
Been told Rose's surgery lasted roughly 10 minutes and that he had no swelling before. Compared to pebble in shoe. Now removed, pain-free.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) February 27, 2015
"There's the old saying that surgery's minor as long as it's on somebody else. But in this case, in comparison to what Derrick's had to go through the last several years, this surgery really was minor," Forman said via ESPN.
"It was an anthroscopic outpatient surgery, so Derrick at this time is full weight-bearing. It was a quick procedure. He had it done and he was able to walk out of the hospital."
Head coach Tim Thibodeau cleared the rehab is expected to be shorter for Rose, who is expected to miss four to six weeks.
"We just got to be patient and just give him the time he needs to get through the rehab." Thibodeau said. "This rehab is much shorter. The other ones, they were expected to be long."
Based on the timetable set for Rose's return, he may have a chance to make his comeback in the homestretch mark of the regular-season, allowing him to acclimatize with the team before they plunge into the playoff in the last week of April.
The 26-year old Rose was averaging 18.4 points and 5.0 assists in 33 minutes per game before MRI revealed a torn meniscus in his right knee two games after the All-Star break.
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