Bulls’ Rose works out at Berto Center
The Webumentary on his recovery has ended, now Derrick Rose is starting to be more visible at the Berto Center, at least to reporters.
Rose conducted a lengthy shooting session Monday after the Bulls finished practice. He shot free throws, midrange and long-range jumpers. At one point, he caught passes at the top of the key, turned and shot.
“I’m just glad he’s doing good,” teammate Kirk Hinrich said. “It seemed like his spirits are up. Nobody wants to push him or anything, but just excited that he’s feeling better.”
Rose didn’t demonstrate the usual lift from his legs while firing jumpers, but it’s not clear if he can’t perform his typical jumps or he was just taking it easy on his legs. Rose tore the ACL in his left knee on April 28.
Rose didn’t stick around to talk to reporters, but he did finish his workout with a couple of loud screams, left open to interpretation.
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