Derrick Rose left the Chicago Bulls’ game against the Orlando Magic with a bruised right hip, throwing the point guard’s status for this weekend’s All-Star game into question.
Rose was injured about 2{ minutes into Wednesday’s game when he got knocked to the floor by Dwight Howard while driving for a layup. He clutched his lower back and was slow to get up.He hit the free throw to complete the three-point play but left right after that.
After X-rays taken at the arena showed no structural damage, Rose went for an MRI at Rush University Medical and was unavailable for comment. His status for the All-Star game is in question.
“If (the MRI) is OK, we’ll just have to see how his symptoms resolve over the next four days,” trainer Fred Tedeschi said. “If there’s not a great deal of inflammation, we can be optimistic.”
Losing Rose would be a devastating blow for the Bulls. Last season’s NBA Rookie of the Year, he made his first All-Star team and was selected for the U.S. national team pool Wednesday.
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