Derrick Rose suffers another season-ending knee injury
Derrick Rose’s first season with the New York Knicks will end the same way a couple of them ended when he played with the Chicago Bulls. The veteran guard suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Sunday.
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Rose is expected to miss six to eight weeks as he recovers from his latest knee procedure, according to The Vertical.
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The oft-injured Rose first began having knee issues in 2012, when he tore his ACL in his left knee during the 2012 playoffs -- an injury that forced him to miss the rest of the following season. Rose then suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee in his first season back from surgery, costing him the final 72 games of that season.
The Bulls parted ways with the former No. 1 pick last summer, when they dealt him to the Knicks. Rose's first season in New York has been far from a success. He's complained numerous times about the Knicks' insistence on running the triangle offense, and his production has illustrated his problems adapting to the system. Rose played 64 games this season, averaging 18.0 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds.
The 28-year-old former league MVP will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. This latest knee injury along with his decreased production could scare off potential suitors and will dramatically affect his next contract.
Rose is in the final year of a five-year, $94 million deal he signed in 2011.
