Derrick Rose spoke with Bulls.com to give a brief update on his rehab and a look ahead as the season approaches:
“I got through the hard part I think…I appreciate everything—bending my leg, getting rid of my crutches and braces, sleeping without the brace. I could go on and on, but I know where I’ve come from and I’ll never forget that. That’s why I say it’s going to make me a better player. My rehab is good. My leg is getting a lot stronger and I’m able to run a little bit more. My body is feeling good. I’m in a peaceful place right now. I don’t know what to expect [when I come back]. I just know it’s going to be something good. It won’t just surprise you; it’s going to surprise me as well. I don’t know what to expect. I’m almost there, I’m staying patient.”
adidas today announced the launch of the D Rose 3 signature basketball shoe, new logo and apparel collection. The D Rose 3 is the most premium and personal Derrick Rose signature shoe to date and will launch worldwide on October 4. Pre-order/browse today at adidas.com.
Derrick Rose Talks with John Reed of BET about family life, growing up in Chicago, his recent knee injury, rehab and his favorite music. You can follow John Reed on Twitter and Instagram at @sharpdressed.
Episode 1 of D Rose The Return titled “Belief” gives you a narrated inside look at the days leading up to surgery and the process he began thereafter. After you watch a series of clips showing the point guard at the Bulls game after the injury, arriving and leaving the hospital and going through some grueling rehab sessions, the camera pans to Derrick on a rehab table and you see him speak to the camera for the first time in which he proclaims: “I want to be great”, pauses and ensures “I’m going to be great”. Check it out below:
Though Derrick Rose gave fans a reassuring shout out and thank you for support video through his Facebook page in addition to the freshly released return video by adidas, the superstar point guard has yet to open up 1-on-1 about his ACL injury that cut the Bulls’ title hopes short in Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs and sent him on a 8-12 month recovery mission – until now. Derrick Rose sat down with Aggrey Sam of CSN Chicago this summer while training out in Los Angeles. The interview is highlighted below, with video:
“I remember it. I remember everything. I remember jumping in the air and coming back down, and just that popping sound. I felt it actually tear when I laid all the way out and it just let go…When that happened, all I could think about was people just talking. You could hear the whole arena, people just whispering all around — one of the things, like ‘Not again. Come on, man. First game back. We had the win‘ — and I was just hoping [it was] nothing serious…
Dr. Cole, the Bulls doctor, came up to me and told me it was torn. I couldn’t believe it. That’s the closest thing to death, the closest to death I’ve got to right there, where it just seemed like the wind and everything was taken out [of me].
It hurt, of course. It seemed like I wasted a year. I remember when I was having all those injuries, I was just thinking, ‘All right, I’ll be ready for the playoffs.’ First game of the playoffs, tear my ACL; can’t stay mad or irritated for months. I can’t do that. It’ll bring me down.“
On his summer rehab:
“I’m good, man. I definitely haven’t been out like that, but I’m doing fine, just trying to stay positive, keep everything normal…Just doing therapy out here, five days out of the week. Weekends, I’m not doing anything. It’s been hard, definitely been hard. But I’ve been all right. I know I’m going to be all right. I believe in God, my spirits are up and I believe in myself, and I know I’m going to be back even stronger.
“[I’m just] taking my time. I’m definitely two or three weeks ahead of where I’m supposed to be, but that still [doesn't] help the part healing-wise. I’ve still got to take that time off for my leg to heal. Of course, strength-wise it’s getting better every day, but scar tissue still has to heal, getting used to me just laying on my knees. Knee’s still numb in some areas. Hopefully I’ll get over that, but the doctor says I’ll forget about it when the season goes on, so I should be all right.”
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