Just A Fork In The Rose?

Just when you think you’ve seen it all in sports, something happens that just makes you say “Wow”.  Things happen that basically render you speechless. For me injuries in sports are what I hate most. I despise them. I know that you can’t avoid them and they are a part of the game but it takes away from the games and leaves me angry.

Last season we saw many star NBA players go down due to injuries including Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose. While Kobe has yet to come back, Westbrook and Rose have returned to the court both trying to show they are back. Unfortunately the basketball gods had two different plans for the pair of Midwestern point guards.

Westbrook has looked rusty but explosive since his return and seems to be getting pretty close to the high-flying point guard we’re used to. Rose on the other hand has struggled thus far, averaging five points and 2.5 assists less than his career average so far.

Maybe that should be expected after missing a year of basketball. Rose tore his ACL back in the 2012 season forcing him to sit out the entire 2013 year thus prompting his highly anticipated return this season. We aren’t even a full month into the season and Rose has suffered another major injury. On Saturday night, Rose tore his meniscus in his right knee which will force him to have to sit out again for an extended period of time.

What a shame, what a terrible shame that this could happen again. As purely a fan, I am upset and I can’t even begin to imagine the frustration and anger both Rose and the rest of the Bulls organization must have with this situation. I don’t wish injury on any person but if an injury had to happen, why Rose? He worked so hard to return and was scrutinized for sitting out all of last season only to come back and have this happen? It amazes me that the basketball gods would let this happen and when I heard the news I was at a loss for words. As a Lakers fan, I can’t imagine what would happen if something like this happened to Kobe upon his return.

All I can say now is “Wow” and get better soon D Rose. The NBA isn’t the same without you.