Rose & Hamilton Close to Return

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Asked directly if his injured groin will allow him to play at any point in the Bulls' final 12 regular-season games, Derrick Rose sighed.

"I think so," he said. "It's up to me, so, yeah, I think I am."

During a pregame interview with ESPN's Ric Bucher on Sunday, Rose hinted at returning next week. And the Bulls' injury carousel keeps spinning.

Along those lines, coach Tom Thibodeau more emphatically stated he's the one deciding to continue holding Richard Hamilton out. Hamilton endured a rigorous three-on-three session at Saturday's practice and said he's ready to return from his sprained right shoulder but has no issue with Thibodeau's decision.

Chicago Tribune

After that rout on Sunday they could definitely use Rose back in a week to get him going a bit and back in the flow before the playoffs.