Chicago Bulls fans can take a deep breath on Friday morning, as G.M. Gar Forman said that Derrick Rose is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing successful surgery on his torn right meniscus.
“We expect Derrick to be playing this season,” Forman told the media after the procedure was completed.
The surgery, which took place on Friday, comes on the heels of Tuesday’s announcement that Rose had suffered the injury. The meniscus in his right knee is the same one that he tore last season, and the injury ultimately kept him out of the lineup for a vast majority of the season for the Bulls.
According to Forman, Rose walked out of the hospital after the procedure with “full load bearing,” and the organization is optimistic that the point guard will return before the NBA playoffs begin in April.
This is the third knee injury that Rose has suffered while a member of the Bulls. He tore the ACL in his left knee during the 2012 NBA playoffs against the Philadelphia 76’ers, and the injury cost him the entire 2012-13 season. The second injury came when he tore the meniscus in his right knee last November, and he missed the rest of the 2013-14 season while recovering.
This time however, it appears that the Bulls and Rose have dodged a bullet. Forman says that Rose will begin rehabbing the injury on Saturday, and is expected back on the court in one week.
