Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose Returns in 2 Weeks After Orbital Fracture Surgery

After suffering yet another injury, Chicago Bulls' point guard Derrick Rose is expected to return to practice within 2 weeks. On Tuesday morning, he suffered a left orbital fracture after taking an elbow to the face. On Wednesday, the Chicago Bulls announced that the former MVP had undergone a successful surgery. He's expected to be back on the court with plenty of time to prepare for the regular season opener against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 27, 2015.

"It's unfortunate for him," James said of Rose according to ESPN. "Obviously, I wasn't there at practice to see what happened, but any time someone has to have surgery it's unfortunate. I hope he has a speedy recovery."

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As per ABC, this timetable comes as positive news for Rose and the Bulls considering his former injuries. His health tends to be a major concern for the Bulls as Rose (who turns 27 on Sunday) has only played 100 out of a possible 328 games in the last four seasons due to several knee injuries, including that right meniscus tear, which kept him out for six weeks late in the 2014-15 regular season.

As reported by CBS, Rose's most recent injury, the orbital fracture, happened on the first day of Bulls' training camp. Rose was elbowed in the face, which lead to a cracked orbital bone around his left eye.

Head coach Fred Hoiberg noted Wednesday that Rose did not have any structural damage.

"He's still in great spirits, and again, it's not a structural injury," Hoiberg said, adding that he texted with Rose on Tuesday night, according to ESPN. "When he comes back ready to go he should be able to go right back into it 100 percent -- which, if you have something going on with one of your other body parts, it's going to be you gradually get back. You know, 50 percent load and then move all the way up from mid-restriction. I don't anticipate that in his case this will happen."

Hopefully Rose won't suffer yet another injury, again, and the Bulls will finally get a chance to prosper as a team with the star.