Cleveland Cavaliers’ Derrick Rose Will Be Out For Up To Three More Weeks

Derrick Rose won't be playing NBA games just yet.

Derrick Rose. Photo by Masatoshi Okauchi/REX/Shutterstock

Derrick Rose just can’t get a break. Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach Tyronn Lue revealed on Friday that Rose will miss the Cavs’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers due to persisting ankle injury and won’t return to court for another two or three weeks. Rose will undergo additional tests on Friday and his ankle will be immobilized next week while he goes through the extended treatment process.

After starting the season as starting point guard, Rose injured his ankle in October against the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to miss four games, returning to the court, and then missing the last four games as well.

Just a jacked-up ankle,” – Rose commented on his injury. “I’m just trying to figure it out, bro. Right now, it’s just a jacked-up ankle. Just sore. I’m getting a lot of treatment for it, and tonight will be my first time wearing a boot. So I’ll wear this, for I don’t know how long, to see how it helps.

Derrick Rose struggled with injuries through the majority of his career. After an MVP campaign with the Chicago Bulls in 2010-2011, Rose tore his ACL in his left knee during 2012 NBA Playoffs. He missed the entire 2012–13 season recovering from the injury. After playing 10 games in 2013, Rose injured his meniscus and was ruled out for the rest of 2013–14 season. Injuries continued to riddle him and he never got back to his old self so the Bulls traded him to the New York Knicks.

After becoming a free agent in the summer of 2017, Derrick Rose signed with the Cavaliers and was featured in seven games this season, averaging 14.3 points.
With Rose and Isaiah Thomas sidelined with the injuries, Cleveland Cavaliers decided to make Iman Shumpert their starting point guard, with LeBron James being frequently used in the role as well.

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