As the new season of the NBA kicked off last night, we anticipated the comeback of one player in particular. The return of Derrick Rose has the Chicago Bulls fans back in high hopes of winning an NBA Championship. Derrick Rose has not played in a season game since the 2012 NBA playoffs, when he tore his ACL during the game.
After taking the entire 2012-2013 season and the summer to rehab, many fans were disappointed that he did not return for the season. However, Rose had other plans. Instead of him coming back when he was only at an eighty-five percent, he wanted make sure that he was at an hundred and ten percent and ready to give it his all. Rose continued to rehabilitate his knee and even made commercials documenting his progress. Rose just wanted to make sure that he was his old self again, if not even better, before he stepped back on the court. In the season opener versus the Miami Heat Derrick Rose had 12 points, 4 assists, and 1 rebound; he also had 5 turnovers. Rose’s first game back was a hard one as he struggled to regain his old momentum. Derrick Rose has been away from the game for over a year and it’s going to take time to be the dominating player he was before. Chicago shouldn’t give up hope just yet there is a whole season ahead of him. The season will tell if Rose is back to the superstar mentality of the past.