Hindsight is 2020. If Derrick Rose wasn't seen writhing in pain on the United Center floor and needing assistance to get to the Bulls' training room, we aren't having this debate.
But we are.
The Bulls confirmed Rose will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a torn ACL. Here's the video of the injury:
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Tom Thibodeau said afterward that the "score going the other way," at the end of the game when asked about why Rose continued to play. Should Rose have stayed in? Injuries can happen at any time, but this one could be debilitating to the Bulls' immediate future.