Court Report: Tread lightly, Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose's foot injury has now been officially classified as turf toe by the team. Rose described his level of pain as a six or seven on a one-to-10 scale, and he has to be considered questionable for the Bulls' weekend back-to-back (Fri @CLE, Sat CHA). Recovery from turf toe is usually considered in terms of weeks, depending on severity, and the condition can turn chronic if not properly dealt with. For those reasons, the 13-3 Bulls need to look a bit beyond a few potential losses in the present and put the emphasis on a full recovery for Rose. After the weekend's games, they face the Nets (Mon), Pacers (Wed), and Bucks (Fri) - holding him out for the full five games would mean a full two weeks of down time and seriously lower the chances of this becoming a recurring issue over the remainder of the season. The Bulls have Wednesday and Thursday off, so we may not see any official declarations of Rose's status before Friday, but it's clearly in eve...