Derrick Rose to undergo surgery for torn medial meniscus in right knee

Derrick Rose is set to undergo serious knee surgery for the third time in three years. The Chicago Bulls announced Tuesday night that the star point guard and 2011 MVP will undergo surgery to repair the medial meniscus in his right knee. A timetable has not been set, but it is possible that Rose will miss the rest of the 2014-15 NBA season. According to reports, Rose told team officials of the pain at practice Tuesday.

The news follows a string of unfortunate knee injuries for Rose, one of the league's most popular players. Rose suffered a tear to the meniscus in his right knee just 10 games into the 2013-14 season and missed the remainder of the campaign. That injury came roughly 18 months after tearing the ACL in his left knee in the first game of the 2011-12 playoffs that kept him out of that postseason and the full 2012-13 season.

Rose returned to action in 2014-15 and impressed with regularity in his 46 games prior to this announcement. While he had missed games intermittently due to various ailments, the 26-year-old Chicago native had appeared to be in reasonably good health and remained a key part of the Bulls' hopes of title contention.

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