Chicago Bulls NBA 2015 Roster News, Rumors: Derrick Rose Slated to Return This Week
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose informed the press that his return from a meniscectomy procedure will "probably" happen this week.
"If anything, I'm just trying to get my mental [approach] together so when I come back it won't be like my previous times," the 26-year-old NBA player told ESPN. "I think I was away from the game too long [during] previous injuries, and with me missing five, six, seven weeks now, I think that my return is about to be [smoother]."
The 2011 Most Valuable Player further said that he and the franchise he's playing in were "taking it day by day, really day by day" with regards to his return.
Rose has been out from the court since he underwent the procedure to correct his knee problems on Feb. 27. Prior to his latest setback, he was side-lined in April 2012 for the medial meniscus on the left knee and then on the right side back in November 2013.
Despite all the setbacks that he and the Bulls suffered, Rose didn't let all the pressure get over him.
"I'm playing all right," he continued. "For a guy that missed two years, coming back and just being able to be with these guys and still being on the game plan. What do you know, missed two years and still be on the game plan ... the team is preparing for you? I'm just grateful for that. I'm grateful to still be able to play this game."
Coach Tom Thibodeau meanwhile chimed in to speak about Rose's recovery on Sunday.
"Only he knows his body, and that's the big thing," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said before Sunday's game. "So he's got to continue to work through it, and I trust him. When he says, he's ready."
