Bernstein: Derrick Rose Could Be An NBA First
Rose is on pace for an unfortunate distinction, barring a mid-career renaissance.
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Rose is on pace for an unfortunate distinction, barring a mid-career renaissance.
Rose is dealing with a left elbow injury, while Gibson has a rib fracture.
Rose needs to see improvement in his left elbow if he's to play Sunday.
Additionally, Taj GIbson is tending to a personal matter back home.
The Bulls are 36-37, the latest they've been sub-.500 in a season since April 2010.
Chicago remains tied with Detroit for the final playoff spot in the East.
Derrick Rose, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Long were among those to share good words for LaRoche, who's retiring.
Rose is "day to day," coach Fred Hoiberg said.
Rose has a left adductor strain.
Butler had 24 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in his first action after missing 11 games.
Rose has missed the past three games with right hamstring tendonitis.
"If he feels he can explode off it, then he'll play," coach Fred Hoiberg says.
Chicago is clinging to the eighth spot in the East by just a half-game over Detroit.
"He's still having trouble exploding off that leg," coach Fred Hoiberg says of Rose.
"Just don't want to take any risks," Rose says.
Derrick Rose's son, P.J., met Bryant before Sunday night's Bulls-Lakers game.
The Bulls are looking at fundamental problems that require tough questions and honest answers.
The civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault by Rose is moving along in the California courts.
Rose missed Monday's game with general soreness.
The Bulls' lack of assets and some internal hurdles make the path to championship contention a challenging one.
It's a hard enough thing to watch the Bulls right now, so I can't even imagine how difficult it must be to have to play for them.
No words can save the Bulls, who are 11-13 since mid-December and showing few signs of life.
Rose had hamstring and back issues flare up in Monday's loss.
Rose missed three games earlier this season due to a right hamstring injury.
The Bulls may be in the weirdest kind of no man's land there is in the NBA.