Derrick Rose sat out Saturday with knee soreness
After suiting up in 11 straight games, Derrick Rose sat out Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks due to left knee soreness.
Rose has missed time this season with hamstring and calf injuries, as well as due to illness, but the fact that this absence is knee-related has to be somewhat concerning for Chicago Bulls fans.
Thibs says Rose will see team doc Brian Cole tonight. MRI is not scheduled but that could change after Rose's knee is checked out.
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Rose, of course, missed the entire 2012-13 season after tearing his left ACL during the 2012 postseason and then played only 10 games during his 2013-14 comeback before suffering a torn right meniscus.
Rose is averaging 16.9 points, 4.8 assists and three rebounds through 27 games for the 26-12 Bulls, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 95-87 victory over the Bucks on Saturday.
The former MVP has struggled shooting the ball, as he's converting less than 40 percent of his field goal attempts and just 25.5 percent of his 5.1 three-point attempts per game. That shooting has especially gone into the tank over his last seven games, with Rose shooting 28 percent from the field and 16 percent from deep.