With the Bulls going into the midway point of the preseason, Fred Hoiberg announced that Derrick Rose will miss the entire preseason and possibly the season opener on October 27th.
“They still want him to be a little bit careful just with the swelling, make sure that his vision is back to where it’s supposed to be, to where it was before he got hit, before they want him to get anything going on with his blood pressure spiking is how I understand it. So he’s probably at least a week away from that happening to where he’s able to get out and work up a sweat, and then hopefully it’s full go from there to where we can get him out into some contact drills, get him back out there running our offense, and hopefully get him ready to play. So I think it’s still yet to be determined if we’re going to have him for the opener. But the good news is he’s progressing, he’s getting better. His vision is getting better, and hopefully we’ll get him back soon.” – Fred Hoiberg on Derrick Rose
Hoiberg said Rose “most likely” will miss all 8 preseason games. Opener not ruled out but in jeopardy.
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“He really hasn’t done anything and that will be a good two or three weeks where he has total inactivity, so just to throw him back out there going 100 percent with his speed and everything, you just don’t want to take any risks where it could be a lingering issue. It’s a long season, you know, 82 games and hopefully playoffs. You want to have Derrick there for the majority of that. Again, we will take a cautious approach with it, but if he’s ready, he feels good, and our trainers and doctors feel good then we’ll throw him out there.” – Fred Hoiberg on Derrick Rose
Derrick Rose’s progress was delayed by two weeks due to the swelling in his eye. Rose is expected to resume contact in practice later this week.
