Derrick Rose : November 22nd, 2008, 3:07 am est
News: Derrick Rose scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half of the Bulls' 115-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Rose sat out the final 73 seconds after injuring his hip in a collision with Corey Maggette. He stayed on the bench and stood to cheer his teammates in the final seconds. 'Man, it was a sharp pain that was there for a long time, but I'm all right now,' Rose said. 'I've just got to ice it and massage it tomorrow. I'm not missing (Sunday's game at Denver).' Rose also had five assists and three rebounds as he went 12-of-19 from the field.
Analysis: Thanks to a long-term injury to Kirk Hinrich, the No. 1 pick in June's draft is getting a crash course in his rookie season. Too bad he took it literally Friday. It appears as though Rose is OK and the hip injury is not serious. He came into Friday's averaging 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He will have some ugly games as a rookie, but Rose appears to be the real deal and a high-end Fantasy option just 13 games into his NBA career
