The Official Site of Derrick Rose

Mon, Oct 12th 2009, 09:36

D Rose day to day with ankle

Officially, Derrick Rose is listed as day-to-day with an injury to his right ankle. Of course, the Bulls’ starting point guard has been classified as day-to-day for about a week, and it could be another week before he’s ready to play.

‘‘It’s getting better,’‘ Rose said Saturday night before the Bulls’ 98-86 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Resch Center.

‘‘Right now, I’m just waiting for [trainer] Fred [Tedeschi] and [the medical staff] to clear me.’‘

When that happens is anyone’s guess. Rose talked optimistically about returning soon, but he also revealed that he’s taking stronger medicine and was given a protective walking boot Friday.

‘‘The problem is with a tendon that wraps around a bone in the ankle,’‘ Rose said. ‘‘It hurts a bit when I jump.’‘

With the regular-season opener against the Spurs nearly three weeks away, the Bulls can afford to be cautious. Even if he makes a dramatic improvement the next couple of days, it’s unlikely Rose would play Tuesday, when the Bulls face the Bucks at the United Center, or Wednesday at Minnesota.

There’s an outside chance he might be ready Friday, when the Bulls host Minnesota at the UC, but that would require dramatic improvement the next few days.

Even though the games are meaningless, sitting has Rose frustrated.

‘‘In the preseason,’‘ Rose said, ‘‘that’s when you find out about the things you worked on in the summer. I worked on my jumper and wanted to see how it looked in the preseason games.’‘

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