For the first time in 525 Days, Derrick Rose returned to action for the first time since tearing his ACL. No, seriously! On his way to a decent night of 13 points, three assists, two steals and four turnovers in 20 minutes of work. Rose lacked timing and showed rust as you would expect, but his stamina, speed and quickness were all there.
“I was able to push the ball the way that I wanted to, put pressure on the defense,” he said. “It kind of surprised me that I didn’t get winded the whole time I was out there. So I guess I’m steadily building it along the way.”
I hate preseason as much as the next guy. Actually, I probably hate it more, but seeing Rose back on the court was a pretty sweet deal. Welcome back D.Rose!
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