Derrick Rose has played 10 matches for the Knicks this season. He missed his eighth straight game Sunday night vs. the Sixers.
The 32-year-old point guard hasn’t played in March – due to the fancy new game term: “Health and Safety Protocol.”
Finally back with the Knicks on Thursday, Rose hit the shots two hours before tipoff, then wore profesional glasses as he sat on the bench in a white dress shirt for the win over Orlando on Thursday.
Under the NBA COVID-19 protocol, Rose has enough negative tests to be with the team.
According to NBA sources, Rosé is in the final stages before being cleared – a series of workouts need to be passed to ensure he is safe to play.
Last week, Thibodo said Rose was “feeling a lot better.”
While the Knicks are not allowed to confirm under HIPAA laws, Rose was out for a positive test. But the second day of Thibodo’s comment suggested that Rose may have symptoms.
And that is where this epidemic still remains scary and unpredictable. Scientists still do not know the long-term effects of COVID-19 on professional athletes.
Pulmonary Specialist of Northwestern University and its COVID-19 Specialist Drs. Mark Sala reported that an Post Pro athlete can experience symptoms even after doing a negative test for months – in weeks alone.
Rose last played in Detroit on February 28. He was ruled out of the March 2 San Antonio game due to an indefinite test.
“I have people who were marathon runners before and physically functioning patients like an athlete who still – 12 months later – have symptoms,” Dr. Brother-in-law said. “Shortness of breath, inability to walk.”
This is a virus that we have never seen.
“Even after the acute viral infection ends, they can still have a lot of symptoms after the virus is gone,” Sala said. “We don’t know why and it’s a big field of study right now.”
In the case of NBA players like Roja, Sala said that precautionary tests are done to monitor whether there is any heart inflammation.
According to Sala, the virus “affects the heart, lungs, brain, and kidneys.” Rose likely undergoes an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram.
“If the heart is swollen, the activity on the heart is dangerous,” Sala said. “You are too conservative to exaggerate yourself.”
Some Nax fans are frantic, wondering why the daily returns are getting so long – as if they are dealing with a sprained right ankle.
The Irons social media chatter gave a rose at a friend’s funeral in Chicago. Thus, he stayed away from the rumor team due to protocol. Others reported that he had gone to AWOL during his first Naxe stint in 2016–17.
All, of course, is blatantly incorrect. Rose has been in New York since flying back with the team from San Antonio when the team thought he would play the next game. All that was needed was a more negative test.
But this is a season like no other and Rose is still out. The Nucks have somehow survived their point guard shortage, missing Elfried Peyton (hamstring), Emmanuel Quickley (ankle) and Austin River (paternity leave).
“It’s very tough,” said Julius Randle, who has played in all 42 games. “But as we all year, the next guy said. That’s what we’re thinking. So the next guy is stepping up – people have made a good move in that role. To get through whatever challenges we’re facing. We will do whatever we can. “
Rose stopped playing due to COVID-19 issues, so the Nucks are 3-4. In his 10 matches with the club, the Knicks are 7-3.
The Knicks are at their best with Paxton as the point guard and Rose and Quickly as a backup backcourt tandem.
Peyton and Quickley appear to be on the verge of a comeback. So does it every day.
Mitchell Robinson, with a broken hand in the last 15 matches, had a shot to return Sunday night.
“It’s going to be a big difference,” Randley said. “We are going to roll people back into the lineup and get healthy and we have a whole team. It would be great. “
But as we all know, the still-mysterious virus means the only definite thing is no definite thing. And we can only wish Rose good luck.
“We have no idea of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on anyone – let alone athletes who had amazing reserves and function,” said Sala.
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