The Chicago Bulls have ruled star guard Derrick Rose out for the season following surgery on his right knee that the team deemed a success.
Rose was injured in Friday night's game against Portland when he suffered what's described as a partial tear to his medial meniscus on a non-contact play. Rose played in just 10 games this season after missing all of last season rehabbing from a torn ACL of his left knee.
On the team website, officials noted Monday's procedure was performed at Rush University Medical Center by team physician Dr. Brian Cole. Unlike last season, when both Rose and the team faced unrelenting criticism over uncertainty about his status, the team moved quickly this time to officially rule the former league MVP out for the year.
Rose averaged just under 16 points and four assists for the Bulls, but more recently had began to display the levels of brilliance that once made him a perennial All-Star and one of the league's top-tier stars.
In limited action, he showed that he hadn't lost any of his explosiveness and was still able to get the basket almost at will.
USA TODAY Sports reported that prior to going under the knife Rose told the newspaper "I don't know what kind of player I will be when I return. I just know that I'm going to be very good."
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