February 27, 2015

  • Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer

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      Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the Southward.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009.

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose underwent knee surgery, it was announced Friday. Information technology'southward the next chapter in Rose's long odyssey with knee injuries, which stretches back to the 2012 NBA playoffs. There might be some cause for promise, however, every bit Bulls GM Gar Forman said he expects Rose to render later this season.

While Bulls fans set to see their homegrown superstar endure another cycle of rehab, here'due south a cursory timeline of how we got hither.

May 20, 2008: Bulls win draft lottery

The Bulls had just a 1.seven percentage chance to land the No. 1 option in the 2008 NBA draft lottery, but they came away with it and drafted Rose. The Simeon High Schoolhouse product was thrilled to be selected past his hometown team.

Apr 22, 2009: Rose earns rookie of the yr honour

Rose couldn't hide his excitement later winning the award.

"When I kickoff came into the season, my biggest thing was to get this honour," Rose said. "I was telling you all that I didn't care, only I did. You really do want this award. There was a lot of talent out there that I had to go confronting."

Feb. 14, 2010: Rose makes first All-Star Game

Rose scored eight points at Cowboys Stadium and was excited for his premiere on one of the league'south biggest stages. As he walked out for warmups, LeBron James and several others watched on the enormous screens as replays of Rose'southward dunk over the Phoenix Suns' Goran Dragic played. Like the rest of the basketball world, they were in awe.

Sept. 27, 2010: Rose calls his MVP shot

After a summer that included winning gold for Squad U.s.a. at the world championship in Turkey, Rose entered training camp feeling more than confident than ever.

"It'southward loftier," Rose said of his cocky-confidence. "The style I look at it inside myself, why non? Why can't I be the MVP of the league? Why tin't I be the all-time player in the league? I don't see why [not]. Why can't I practise that?"

May 4, 2011: Rose becomes youngest MVP in league history

Rose knew he could achieve another level in his career -- and he did. He gave an emotional acceptance speech in which he tearfully thanked his mother, Brenda Rose, amidst others. Teammates and coaches filled the dorsum of a conference room in a suburban hotel to celebrate with the 22 year-old star.

May 26, 2011: The Heat all-time Rose in Eastern Conference finals

The Bulls destroyed the Estrus in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference, but they dropped the side by side iv as James and his teammates overpowered the immature Bulls. James has been the Bulls' postseason kryptonite -- no matter which team he has been on.

April xxx, 2012: Rose tears his ACL

Rose dominated at times during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Philadelphia 76ers, but the entire tenor of his career inverse belatedly in the fourth quarter, when he went to the footing after a spring stop down the lane. Rose tore the ACL in his left knee joint, and his career hasn't been the same since.

Oct. 29, 2013: Rose plays first regular-flavor game in more than a year and a half

Rose took plenty of criticism throughout Chicago -- and the basketball world -- for not coming back during the 2012-2013 season despite being cleared to play in March 2013. Fast-forward 7 months, and Rose plays poorly in a loss to the Miami Heat.

Nov. 22, 2013: Rose tears the medial meniscus in his right knee

In merely the 10th game of his return, Rose injures his right knee joint in the second half against the Portland Trail Blazers. However another non-contact injury ends Rose's season. The Bulls get into an emotional funk immediately after Rose's injury but are able to bounce back before getting knocked out in the Eastern Conference semifinals confronting James and the Heat.

February. 24, 2015: Rose tears the medial meniscus in his correct knee -- again

Although it remains unclear exactly when the latest injury occurred, Rose finds himself in the heart of another injury nightmare. Through 46 games in his 2d comeback flavor, Rose shows flashes of brilliance, simply his consistency is not the same, as he continually settles for also many iii-pointers. Rose is currently shooting 28.half dozen percent from across the arc.