Derrick Rose Out For NBA Playoffs With Torn ACL In Left Knee (VIDEO)

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls star Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Rose was helped off the court late in Chicago's 103-91 playoff-opening victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, a staggering blow for a team eyeing a championship run.

He scored 23 points and was playing more like the league's reigning MVP after missing 27 games because of injuries during the regular season, but his season came to an end as the Bulls were wrapping up an impressive win.

Rose crumbled to the ground after he drove the lane with about 1:20 left and the Bulls leading by 12. He was going for a layup when he came to a jump-stop and seemed to change his mind as the 76ers' Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen rotated over, passing off to a teammate before an awkward landing.

Team medical personnel immediately rushed out and tended to Rose for several minutes as he was writhing in pain near the baseline before helping him to the locker room. Rose was taken to the hospital, where MRI results confirmed the Bulls' worst fears.

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Comments

[mamala4]

09:19 AM on 04/30/2012

The Bulls will rise to the occasion and win the title for DRose.

[TheKing123]

09:08 PM on 04/29/2012

i feel sorry for Derrick rose c'mon bulls

[Quickslvrgrl]

06:15 PM on 04/29/2012

Go Bulls!! We gotcha!

[slippery pete]

04:47 PM on 04/29/2012

Too bad. Paves way for the hated Heat.

[kingjohn1956]

04:24 PM on 04/29/2012

The way to the Finals is opening up like the ''Red Sea '' for Lebron an the Heat.Two ACL tears in one day.

[Fan Tastic]

01:11 PM on 04/29/2012

big freak'in deal - we need billion dollar sport teams like we need mittwitt as our president!

[fulrayjr]

01:03 PM on 04/29/2012

The NBA now resembles more of a M*A*S*H unit than a Sports league. Two months were lost because of the lockout, so NBA management and the union felt compelled to make up for as much lost time as possible by force-feeding this compressed 66 game schedule. 2 months lost and a new schedule that's only 16 games less than a regular season. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!!!

[Kriol Kidd]

12:30 PM on 04/29/2012

There aren't enough expletives in the world to describe how I felt when I saw him go down......

Get well Derrick, and GO BULLS! You're still in this thing!

[marignymitch]

12:15 PM on 04/29/2012

Look no further than the Saints for suspect.

[bungerman]

12:09 PM on 04/29/2012

Any bulls fans upset at Thibs to still have Rose in the game with under two minutes to go and up by 12?

[nexxtlevelll]

11:41 AM on 04/29/2012

The Bulls w/o Derrick Rose won most of the games to get them to the playoffs. They can win it all, they just have to believe they can.

[ArmoredSaint]

11:04 AM on 04/29/2012

Damn, there goes our playoffs. Anyone get the feeling Jerry Krause is somewhere practicing voodoo?

[tissa]

10:30 AM on 04/29/2012

This is so sad for the Bulls, this is the first time since Michael Jordan left that they have promise...and then this happens.

This is a really serious injury--sometimes it can end careers...my best wishes to Rose.


I used to always worry about Jordan getting seriously hurt like this, but the guy was superhuman, people would TRY to injure him but he never got hurt bad, thankfully.

[vesaversa1]

10:20 AM on 04/29/2012

Dame i were looking forward to watching the Bulls play the Heat it want happen now . God speed to a complete recovery , Derrick Rose .

[tissa]

10:30 AM on 04/29/2012

That is because the Heat once again will not get a ring, because they will lose.

[Noodlegirl]

09:10 AM on 04/29/2012

You can chalk this up to David Stern and his money grubbing condensed season...Also Artest only getting seven games when any of us would be arrested for assault. Shameful.

[Bados]

09:48 AM on 04/29/2012

geez let it go already.