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Though he started off Game Two by making his first six shots from the field, LeBron James did NOT actually get “on fire” like an NBA Showtime character - these are just pre-game pyrotechnics.
On the other side, Tom Thibodeau failed to put in the cheat code quickly enough, and was again unable to unlock the Derrick Rose hidden character.
NBA Playoffs throwback: Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat, 2011, Eastern Conference finals
Three N-A-S-T-Y Derrick Rose dunks against the Heat including the solved murder of Joel Anthony. We all know the rest of this story. The Heat would go on to win the series in 5 games, and the injured D. Rose has not played in only one playoff game since.
The rematch begins tonight at 8PM ET on TNT.
Derrick Rose running stairs before tip-off tonight.
(via gotemcoach)
DERRICK ROSE AFTER BULLS DEFEAT MIAMI HEAT
Right around the corner…
(gif via nba-4-life)
Joe Crowley of the Chicago Sun Times:
According to an NBA source, while ‘‘The Return’’ to the court for NBA games is still up in the air for Rose, the all-everything point guard could be just weeks away from practicing with the Bulls again…
‘‘That’s the belief that a couple of [the Bulls’] players are under,’’ the source said.
Rose has been expected to be able to play in games by February, but that has been inferred more than actually stated. Even if the Bulls receive the ultimate Christmas present of getting him back on the practice court just before Dec. 25, it doesn’t mean he’s necessarily ahead of that February schedule — or behind it.
I’m sure I share the cognitive dissonance of all Bulls fans when I say “Get well soon D. Rose; and don’t rush back.”
In related news: Ricky(-tikki) Rubio zipped a pass through a teammates legs in practice and feels good, and we might see Hey-mon Shumpert sometime in January.
The Return of DRose : Episode 2 (Hope)
(pic: hoopdreams)
Taj Gibson gave Bulls.com an update on Derrick Rose’s road to recovery:
“He’s improving quicker than people have expected him to improve. He’s in there every day and he’s pushing it to the limits every time I see him. I think he’ll come back even better than he was before … he’s already been pushing his legs and it’s great.”
“Don’t rush back too soon” and “Get well soon.”
Two competing sentiments. Reflection of a nimble mind.
(Source: prsclla-styles)
Huh? (via NBA Memes)
BDL’s Dan Devine on Nike shoe designer Jason Petrie’s ill advised tweets following Derrick Rose’s injury on Saturday afternoon.
With Twitter, people are allowed to say whatever is on their mind largely without any consequence. However, when you say something stupid and bring your employer into it, you’re entering a weird grey zone.
Petrie has the right to say something incredibly stupid stuff on Twitter; I know I do it all the time with LeBron James on our Twitter feed, but you can’t express excitement that a player is injured and blame it on an competitor’s product.
We were hoping the jumped gun was just that. It’s not. Rose will also most likely miss the Olympics this summer. So have fun hate-watching the rest of these Playoffs.
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