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Rose will undergo surgery to repair the left orbital fracture
on Wednesday. The Bulls do not have a timetable on his return.
“Derrick took an elbow to the face,” first-year coach Fred
Hoiberg told reporters. “He took a good, hard elbow.”
Rose won the league's MVP of the 2010-2011 campaign but his
career has been hindered by two knee surgeries in two years as
well as a host of other smaller ailments.
The 26-year-old guard missed the entire 2012-2013 season after
tearing his left ACL, then tore the medial meniscus in his right
knee in November 2013 and missed the rest of that campaign.
Rose, who missed an extended period of last season due to
another knee ailment, also has his problems away from the
basketball court.
In August, a civil suit and rape allegation were leveled at Rose
stemming from an alleged incident two years ago. Rose denied the
charges earlier this week when he showed up for the Bulls media
day. “It’s not true. I will be proven innocent,” Rose said. “I
feel like I’m on the right track as far as where I want to be at
in my life. I feel like when you’re that focused people try to
take you down.”
Rose's popularity also took a hit a year ago when he said he
would not rush back from injuries because he was concerned with
life after basketball. There are also rumors of strife between
Rose and Chicago’s new leading scorer Jimmy Butler. The Bulls
parted ways with coach Tom Thibodeau following their second
round playoff loss in May but the new era has begun with
familiar uncertainty of Rose.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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