Is Derrick Rose NBA Career Over?

NBA – Sad news for all Derrick Rose fans and even the Cleveland Cavaliers fans where he is currently signed for 1 year deal, the 3 time NBA All-star and 2011 MVP has been reported that he is currently not with his team and several speculations that the former Chicago Bulls superstar might be retiring from basketball due to injury problem?

According to report Derrick Rose is tired of being hurt from basketball every season, he was always hobbled by injuries throughout his entire career that prevented him to blossom in the NBA and became the league greatest point guard but instead his career started to decline every season due to injury problems.


In 2011 - 2012 NBA Season Derrick Rose suffered his first serious injury after suffering an ACL in his left knee in the first round of NBA Playoffs that eventually caused him to miss the entire playoffs.

In 2012 – 2013 NBA Season he was absent for a year due to recovery period caused by the injury suffered last season.

In 2013 – 2014 NBA Season, Rose tore his right knee meniscus on November 22 and was ruled out for the rest of the season.

In 2014–15 NBA Season, Rose and the Bulls are back in the playoffs, but again, he tore his left ACL that caused the Bulls to loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In 2016 – 2017 NBA Season, Rose was already part of the New York Knicks, but again he was ruled out for the rest of the season On April 2, 2017 after tearing the meniscus in his left knee.

And finally on November 24, 2017, Rose decided to leave his team Cleveland Cavaliers to re-evaluate his future in the NBA where he is currently suffering from left ankle injury.

Derrick Rose joins the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA Off-season where he will be the backup point guard of Kyrie Irving but things change when Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics in a blockbuster deal in exchange of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn Nets 2018 unprotected first-round pick. Rose was inserted in Cavs starting five at point guard until Isaiah Thomas returns from injury.

But faith seems not on the Derrick Rose side only in his second game of the 2017 – 2018 NBA Season he suffered a left ankle injury against the Milwaukee Bucks after falling awkwardly due to a hard foul given by center Greg Monroe. Since then, he has been sidelined for several games until this day where he was reported that he was not with his team and probably evaluating his future in the NBA?

What will happen to Derrick Rose career? Will he decided to retire at a very young age to avoid risking further injury? Let’s wait and see this coming days on what might be his final decision?