Throughout the entire 2012-13 season, the Chicago Bulls have clung to the hope of the possibility that Derrick Rose would return and save their season. Now with the playoffs underway, rumors suggest that those hope won't become a reality until next season.
"He's most likely out but you never know," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said before the team's 106-89 Game 1 loss. "The playoffs are stretched out, too, so you have to factor that in. So who knows another week from now where he is? You always want to leave that possibility open."
Rose sat on the bench of the Bulls Game 1 against the Brooklyn Nets, and Thibodeau said the organization's stance on Rose playing will not change as they continue on in the postseason.
"It's going to be the same," Thibodeau said. "We're not going to change that. It's gone this far so we'll see, we'll see if he can improve."
Thibodeau added that he wouldn't hesitate to put Rose back into the lineup should the former MVP feel up to the challenge.
"That'd be fine," Thibodeau said. "Whenever he can come back, he comes back."
Rose has already missed the entire 82 game season after tearing his ACL in his left knee April 28 in the first game of last season's playoffs.
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