CHICAGO — This time, there wasn’t a moment where Derrick Rose’s health turned.
There’s no video of a horrific ACL tear during a playoff game that can double as promo for #TheReturn. There’s no tape Rose can be asked again and again if he’s watched, no arena in a visiting city or spot on the floor that brings back those memories.
Instead, on Tuesday night, there was just an email, sent out by the Chicago Bulls’ media-relations department 45 minutes into the feel-good Parks and Recreation series finale, announcing that Rose suffered another tear of the medial meniscus in his right knee. It’s the same injury that limited him to 10 games last season. This time, it arrived with less prolonged panic and more simple resignation.
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