The Knicks have reportedly officially announced that their main guard Rose has successfully accepted a right ankle injury and is expected to miss more than 8 weeks of games, after which he will be reassessed. In the Knicks' game against the Rockets, Rose withdrew from the game after playing 12 minutes because of a sore ankle, and he only had 1 rebound and 1 assist in the game. Due to an ankle injury, Rose missed the next two games against the Celtics and Pistons, and finally successfully underwent ankle surgery at present.
So far this season, Rose has still played a very good season, in the 26 games for the Knicks, Rose only started 4 games, but he can still average 24.5 minutes of playing time per game, averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 44.5% from the field and 40.2% from three-point range. Although Rose is increasingly leaning on outside offense and his three-point shooting percentage is becoming more and more stable, averaging 3.6 three-pointers per game while averaging only a career-low 1.2 free throws per game, it is a pity that he is no longer crazy to kill the inside to create injuries.
Since joining the Timberwolves, rose seems to have regained his life by scoring a career-high 50 points in the Timberwolves' game against the Jazz. In the 2018-2019 season, Rose, as the sixth man on the team, averaged 18 points and 5.6 assists per game, once again stunning the league. And then whether it is in the Pistons or the Knicks, Rose has a very good performance, continuing to play his residual heat in the league. Especially since joining the Knicks, Rose has become the "real thigh" of the team, although most of the time he has been a substitute for the team, he has still saved the team from fire many times. In last season's playoffs, Rose averaged 19.4 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game, carrying the team forward in the face of poor performances by Randle and others.
This season is still the case, although Randall is the team's veritable boss, but the team's many of the main players are not stable enough, the offensive efficiency is very low. In many games, the Knicks rely on Rose's play to win games. Judging from the comparison between Rose's performance at the peak of his career, although he has no longer the explosive performance he once had, his offensive skills are becoming more and more comprehensive, especially the three-point shooting outside has become more and more stable. However, he once again suffered from an ankle injury, which was a big blow to the Knicks this season. After all, judging by the current trend of the season, they are very much in need of relying on Rose, and his injury absence is likely to affect the team's entire season.
Last season, the Knicks, with the outstanding performances of Randle, Barrett and Rose, played fourth in the regular season and returned to the playoffs after many years. However, because Randle's performance in the playoffs was very bad, although Rose played very well and contributed to the kill, it still could not change the fate of the team's first-round qualifying. By the end of the season, the Knicks were suddenly lost after a good start, and the main players, including Randall and Barrett, were very sluggish. So far, they are only in the 12th position in the East, and if they can't get a good adjustment, then the Knicks this season will not be able to hit the playoffs again, and the current injury to Rose will undoubtedly make them worse.
Rose is undoubtedly one of the typical players in NBA history who have been destroyed by injuries, and after entering the league as a champion in 2008, Rose quickly played an extremely wonderful performance, his explosive physical fitness and extremely fast breakthrough speed made him quickly become the top superstar in the league, and in 2011, he became the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history. But at the same time, the injury troubles also found Rose, and in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, Rose suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his knee and was reimbursed for the following season. Rose, who returned from injury, has seen a marked decline in many ways and again suffered a torn meniscus in his knee in 2013.
After being abandoned by the Bulls, Rose, who was on the Knicks and Cavaliers, still hasn't gotten rid of injuries, and injuries large and small have withered the gorgeous roses in this league. During the Cavaliers' season, Rose was only paid to the bottom and has been reduced to a substitute for the team. And after being injured again by a malicious foul by an opponent, Rose even had the idea of retiring from the league. Fortunately, Rose finally chose to stick to it and bloom again in the Timberwolves, although he is no longer the superstar of the league at his peak, but as a substitute, Rose has once again gained a foothold in the league by changing his playing style and other ways, and has become a thigh player of many teams, but his injury is likely to cause his withering again.
It is foreseeable that although this injury will only make him miss two months of games, not as serious as the season reimbursement, this injury will undoubtedly have a considerable impact on his body and psychology. In terms of physical fitness, it is foreseeable that Rose's breakthrough speed after the comeback will be affected again, and it will be more and more difficult to break through the inside line. In terms of psychology, Rose, who has been seriously injured many times, has been psychologically devastated by the injury, and it is difficult to play a wonderful performance again but is injured again, Rose's psychology will undoubtedly be very uncomfortable, and it may even have the idea of leaving the league again.
From the league's top superstar to a substitute, you can imagine how big a psychological gap Rose will have. If it weren't for injuries, he would probably still be the top three point guards in the league, with even super point guards like Curry and Lillard avoiding three points, and the Bulls are likely to return to the top under his leadership. Injuries have destroyed all that, and in this season's Knicks game against the Warriors, Rose has witnessed Curry's record-breaking and silent applause, which makes many fans feel very sad. Of course, for Rose, the most important thing at the moment is undoubtedly to recover from injury as soon as possible and maintain his current excellent performance, looking forward to the rose to bloom again.