Hochman: Bulls' Derrick Rose may be a wimp, but he has a good reason

Hochman: Bulls' Derrick Rose may be a wimp, but he has a good reason

The Chicago Bulls will again be without two key players against the Miami Heat, and Derrick Rose will not make his return.

Derrick Rose said his status for the Bulls-Heat series is “still up in the air.” (John Biever/SI). Give And Go is a recurring feature in which The Point Forward's Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney bat an NBA topic du jour back and forth. This week

Lastly, the ACL of the hour, ladies and gentlemen: Derrick Rose…will not be playing. Most likely because he never was going to make a come back this season and the Bulls put the prospect of his return out there to screw with opposing teams game plans.

As if slogging through an entire regular season without Derrick Rose weren't enough, Chicago Bulls fans had to stomach a very tangible reminder that the former MVP won't be offering up any help against the Miami Heat in Game 3, either. That's right

Re “Bulls' Star Standing Out for Not Toughing It Out,” May 8: Does Derrick Rose lack heart? Didn't he play injured for the Chicago Bulls regularly in the 2011-12 season? I believe doing so contributed to his knee injury, which required surgery. A