Saturday, November 23, 2013

Eastern Conference Shakeup: Rose Out

via SI.com
The Chicago Bulls announced today that star point guard Derrick Rose is out indefinitely with a medial meniscus tear in his right knee. The injury will require surgery and there is no official time table for his return. Some players have returned from an injury like this in as little as two weeks, while others have been out the entire year.

After missing all of last season rehabbing his injured left knee this is becoming another heart-break for the city of Chicago and the NBA as a whole. If Rose is sidelined for any substantial period of time, his absence will surely hurt the Bulls championship aspirations and will shakeup the Eastern Conference's playoff projection. 

It is still early, however, without their former MVP in the lineup the Bulls are not the threat they were thought to be. Although you hate to wish injury on anyone, this could be good news for the Knicks, who have gotten off to an extremely slow start in a deep conference. Time will tell, and many hope Rose's return will be a speedy one, but let's hope the Knicks and the entire league can take advantage until the point guard returns. 

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