The Memphis Grizzlies announced today that former NBA MVP Derrick Rose will be out for at least the next three weeks with an injury.
Rose has been diagnosed with right osteitis pubis.
Rose has only played in 24 games this season. He’s averaging 8.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 46.1% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 88.9% from the free-throw line.
The Grizzlies are 21-41 on the season. They are in 13th place in the Western Conference standings. Memphis will miss the playoffs this year for the first time since 2020.
Rose was the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. He became the youngest MVP in NBA history during the 2010-11 season but hasn’t been able to stay healthy since then.
A Memphis product, Rose has undergone eight total surgeries on his body. The Chicago native has played for the Bulls, New York Knicks (twice), Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Grizzlies.
Rose has career averages of 17.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He has made three All-Star teams and one All-NBA team. Rose also won the 2008-09 Rookie of the Year Award.
The Grizzlies signed Rose to a two-year, $6.5 million contract last summer. Rose will make $3.4 million next season.
Rose considered retiring from the NBA after the Knicks didn’t re-sign him last offseason. It will be interesting to see if the former All-Star plays in 2024-25.
“Around that time, I was still trying to figure out if I still wanted to play,” Rose told Stefan Bondy of The New York Post last month. “Just trying to figure out my route, if I wanted to stay or leave.”
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