Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose showed glimpses of his former MVP self on Friday against the Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for Bulls fans, he also showed he’s still not 100-percent healthy.<\/p>\n
Late in the third quarter, Rose went backdoor looking for a bounce pass from Joakim Noah. The pass was picked off by Nicolas Batum and Rose stepped awkwardly trying to recover on defense, his right knee slightly hyperextending.<\/p>\n
He appeared in pain as he limped to the sideline and was checked by team trainers on the bench for several minutes before being helped to the locker room.<\/p>\n
Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said after Chicago’s 98-95 loss that he was concerned about Rose’s health and said he would undergo an MRI on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“He has pain and it felt like he couldn’t push off his right knee,” said Thibodeau, who balked at speculating any further on the extent of the injury.<\/p>\n
Before exiting, Rose had tied his season-high with 20 points and added five rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Of course, Rose is trying to work his way back to form after missing all of last season following surgery on a torn ACL in his left knee. He was averaging 15.4 points and 4.4 assists per game coming in but was shooting just 36 percent from the floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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