Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was only able to play 11 minutes against the New Jersey Nets Monday night before leaving the game due to back spasms. Several reports indicated he could miss significant time but Rose himself expects to play tonight against the New Orleans Hornets.
“[My] back is feeling better,” Rose said, according to ESPN. “I should be ready to go tonight; game-time decision. I’m going to see how it is when I go out there and I should be all right.”
As much as Rose loves to practice and get better, he did say it was nice to have a day off to rest.
“It was great, man, laid around the whole day,” Rose said. “I really don’t get that much time to do that. But since I’m out here, I don’t know too many people out here, so I had the whole day to myself. Treatment the whole day. Got stim (electrical stimulation) on my back, a massage, so I should be all right.”
Rose has also been dealing with turf toe, an injury that will most likely linger all seas...
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