Derrick Rose Has Had Soreness In His Knee Since Saturday

[jonathanlambert33]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Derrick Rose sat out his second consecutive day of practice Tuesday to rest his surgically repaired knees but is still scheduled to play for Team USA in its exhibition game Wednesday night against the Dominican Republic at Madison Square Garden.

A source familiar with Rose's condition told ESPNChicago.com's Nick Friedell that Rose has been bothered by knee soreness since his return to the floor Saturday night in an exhibition victory over Brazil in Chicago and requested the extra time to recover. But Team USA officials, to this point, have downplayed concerns about Rose's status.

The fact that Rose missed a second consecutive workout is bound to worry some Bulls fans back in Chicago, given the star guard's knee problems over the past two seasons, but Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski actually revealed in a radio interview Monday with ESPN's "Mike and Mike" that he was planning to hold Rose out of practice for the first two days of the week.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nba/story/_/id/11377697/derrick-rose-sits-practice-play-team-usa-next-exhibition-game

 

[Pugz]

this is expected anyways. im not concerned.

 

[Hurricane Season]

This is probably the most he's played/practiced for an extended period of time in two and a half years, outside of the 15 games or so that he played last season. I'd imagine some soreness is to be expected until he gets his conditioning up to par.

 

[dcpwner]

This is probably the most he's played/practiced for an extended period of time in two and a half years, outside of the 15 games or so that he played last season. I'd imagine some soreness is to be expected until he gets his conditioning up to par.

I read another article that said basically this. It was to be expected and he was supposed to miss Monday but missing Tuesday was a bigger deal. The trainer close to the situation said it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. This just means he won't start tonight which isn't a huge deal. As long as he sees the floor and looks good I'm not worried.

 

[footballplaya52]

rose late scratch