Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose had surgery to repair
his left eye socket Wednesday, a day after being elbowed in the
face.
Coach Fred Hoiberg says the operation to repair a left orbital
fracture ''went as expected.'' He would not put a timetable on
Rose's return or rule him out for the opener Oct. 27 against
Cleveland.
Hoiberg says the 2011 NBA MVP was elbowed in the face by one of the
team's big men after making a ''great baseline drive'' and passing
to the corner.
A spokeswoman at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where
Rose had the operation, referred questions to the team.
Dr. Nicholas Volpe is chairman of ophthalmology at Northwestern
Medicine. He is not handling the case, but predicted Rose could be
back within 2-4 weeks.