Until Fred Tedeschi, Bulls trainer, says otherwise, consider Derrick Rose and the Bulls fortunate. Rose probably wouldn't use "fortunate" to describe a mid-air collision with Dwight Howard; however, as long as the initial diagnosis is true, and it's "just" a hip bruise, this whole situation could've resulted in far worse.

According to K.C. Johnson's Twitter, Tedeschi said, "The X-rays so far were negative. I'm not saying we've completely ruled out a fracture. It looks unlikely." Rose also underwent a precautionary MRI.

Based on what Tedeschi has said, the MRI will likely determine whether Rose will be healthy enough to try and play in this weekend's All-Star game. From the Tribune: "I've seen these contusions go both ways," Tedeschi said. "If there isn't much inflammation, we can be optimistic. If there are things going on in the MRI, we'll deal with them."

Considering how high Rose bounced off the floor, after falling parallel to the ground, and that he barely had time to reach his hand back to break the fall, the furthest thought in my mind was, "Oh, no big deal. It's probably just a bruise." At the time, it looked much worse. But to this point, it's been relatively good news for Rose and the Bulls: There appear to be no fractures, and nothing that would definitely prevent Rose from playing in the All-Star game.

As far as the All-Star game goes, I just hope no one is upset should Rose play. If Rose even tries to play, it mean an "unlikely" fracture becomes "no" fracture, and it means the MRI is negative, too. Obviously, Rose and the Bulls wouldn't jeopordize the rest of this season for an exhibition game.

But if Rose plays, it's not him being selfish or not caring about rest. Rose playing just means he's healthy enough to play. So, here's to hoping Rose is healthy enough to play.

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