Derrick Rose had planned to enter the 2015-16 NBA season injury-free, but it seems that all those plans have been altered.
Rose got hit with an inadvertent elbow from one of his teammates, which resulted in an orbital fracture on his left eye.
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The former NBA Most Valuable Player underwent successful surgery Wednesday, and according to a team statement, Rose could be up and about to resume basketball-related activities in two weeks.
First year head coach Fred Hoiberg remains upbeat with the slight setback.
"When he comes back ready to go he should be able to go right back into it 100 percent -- which, if you have something going on with one of your other body parts, it's going to be you gradually get back. You know, 50 percent load and then move all the way up from mid-restriction. I don't anticipate that in his case this will happen," says Hoiberg in a report from ESPN.
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Rose has been saddled with injuries recently, mostly pertaining to his knees. He was able to return in the 2014-15 NBA Playoffs before the Bulls fell to the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers.
Rose skipped the USA Basketball camp held this summer in Las Vegas with the hopes of entering the coming NBA season injury-free.
The minor setback drew mixed reactions from teammates and other NBA players, seeing how the 26-year-old star has had his stroke of bad luck with injuries. The list includes LeBron James, whose Cavs will opener their season against the Bulls on October 27.
"It's unfortunate for him," James said of Rose. "Obviously, I wasn't there at practice to see what happened, but any time someone has to have surgery, it's unfortunate. I hope he has a speedy recovery."
The Bulls hope that Rose will indeed be back in time when the NBA season starts, seeing that they are already without another key player in Mike Dunleavy.
Dunleavy is unlikely to be ready by the time the NBA opens after undergoing surgery for his back. The 35-year-old forward is expected to sit out between 8-10 weeks if all goes well, but Dunleavy explains that he doesn’t really have an actual time frame set.
"I really don't have a time frame," Dunleavy says in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. "I'm coming back when I feel good enough and the doctors have cleared me. Hopefully that will be this season."
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