It was supposed to be a comeback season for Derrick Rose, one in which the former NBA MVP proved to the league that he was healthy, durable and had what it took to help a team win.
Instead, Rose's first _ and likely last _ season in a Knicks uniform was a weird, sad odyssey that started with a sexual assault trial that caused him to miss most of training camp and then officially ended with the Knicks' announcement Sunday that he was going to undergo season-ending knee surgery.
The Knicks confirmed in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Boston Celtics that an MRI of Rose's left knee had revealed a torn meniscus that will require arthroscopic surgery. Rose previously had surgery on his right meniscus twice and missed most of the 2014-15 season as a result. He also missed all of the 2012-13 season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn right ACL.
The Knicks have not said anything about Rose's expected recovery time, other than to say he will miss the team's final five games of the season.
The Knicks traded for Rose in June in a multi-player deal with Chicago. Rose is in the final year of a five-year, $94 million deal.
