ORLANDO, Fla. _ Derrick Rose saw an eye specialist after Sunday's game after taking an inadvertent elbow in his left eye from Kristaps Porzingis in the first quarter.
It's the same eye that required surgery to repair a left orbital fracture during training camp in 2015 when Bulls teammate Taj Gibson elbowed him in practice.
Rose said he had trouble seeing during Sunday's game, but he still was able to score 28 points in the loss to the Warriors. The doctors checked his vision as a precaution and Rose said they told him everything was OK. He said he iced it during the game and throughout the night and Monday to keep the swelling down.
"The noise, the crowd, the lights were getting to me a little bit," Rose said. "But I got through it. I just wanted to play in that game."
Rose was asked if he ever considered wearing goggles. He said he doesn't want to be like Kyle O'Quinn.
"I'm not doing the K.O.," Rose said. "I can't do the Kyle. I won't be able to stop them from talking about me. They did mention it, but it's no way I'll be out there with some goggles on."
