Derrick Rose set for knee op on Friday

CHICAGO - Former NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose will have surgery on Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, the Chicago Bulls said Thursday.

Rose will undergo a meniscectomy, which is removal of part or all of the meniscus, and Bulls general manager Gar Forman will discuss the 26-year-old's prognosis after the procedure.

If the tear is small, it's possible Rose could return within six weeks.

It's the second straight season that Rose has needed surgery for a similar injury in the same knee.

The right knee injuries come after he missed an entire season recovering from a torn left knee ligament.

In their first game since announcing Rose's injury, the Bulls fell to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.

"Our reality is that the games are going to keep coming," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.

"We've been through it before. Our team, the thing that I think makes them special is how they care about each other. So we'll have a spirit about us that we're going to have to fight through things."

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Bulls' Rose facing surgery on right knee

LOS ANGELES - Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose will need surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and will be sidelined indefinitely, the NBA team said Saturday.

The Bulls had been anxiously awaiting the results of medical tests after Rose was hurt in Friday's 98-95 loss at Portland on Friday night.

"Subsequent examinations and an MRI confirmed a medial meniscus tear to his right knee, which will require surgery," the Bulls said in a statement on their official Twitter feed.

"Rose is out indefinitely, and will not accompany the team on the rest of its current road trip."

It's heartbreaking news for Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player who missed all of last season following surgery on a torn ligament in his left knee.

Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a playoff game on April 28 of 2012 and didn't play again until the opening night of this season.

Rose was averaging 15.4 points and 4.4 assists per game going into Friday's contest, but was shooting just 36 percent from the floor.

He showed flashes of his former MVP form on Friday, but late in the third quarter, when a pass from team-mate Joakim Noah was picked off by Nicolas Batum, Rose stepped awkwardly as he tried to get back on defense and hyper-extended his right knee.

After hobbling to the bench he was helped the locker room. He later left the arena on crutches.

"He has pain and it felt like he couldn't push off his right knee," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game.

The Bulls are scheduled to play the Clippers in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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