Derrick Rose left another game with an injury, this time a left hamstring issue that came up in the fourth quarter of the Bulls win over the Raptors. After the game, while Rose wasn’t quite as colorful with his language as Joakim Noah, he did say this was no big deal, as you can see from the video above (courtesy CSNChicago.com).
“I had cramps in my hamstrings but I think it’s minor. They decided to pull me out, so they left it like that.”
“It feels like just cramps. I sat out, we got a good team, we had the game we were up 10 by then so I was fortunate.”
Rose said it’s too early to know if he will be able to play Saturday when the Bulls host the Pacers.
The Bulls as an organization are treating Rose with an abundance of caution. To put it kindly. I think they covered every sharp corner in his house with bubble wrap. It is very possible he sits out a game or four if he is anything short of 100 percent. That’s what they’ve done in regards to his ankles. Rose has talked about wanting to be healthy for life after basketball (and there’s not anything wrong with that) but Tom Thibodeau and the organization know when they really need him right is the playoffs, because with him they’re contenders (they did just knock off the team with the best record in the East Thursday).