Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 3 individual performances from the 2018-19 NBA season

Derrick Rose October 31st, 2018 vs Utah Jazz

Injuries have taken a toll on the 30-year old's body

After suffering an ACL injury that cost him the majority of the 2011-12 season and all of 2012-13 one, Derrick Rose has been unable to play a full season. Its been disheartening for fans and surely for the star 6’3 point guard who quite literally held the fortunes of the Chicago Bulls in his hands. Prior to the injury, he was a perennial all-star and MVP candidate.

Since leaving Chicago in 2016, Rose has bounced around the league a bit playing for the Knicks, Cavaliers and now Minnesota. He had been relegated to bench duties mostly and was a backup point guard in Minnesota behind Jeff Teague this season.

When injury troubles pressed Rose into starter duties temporarily, he produced a throwback performance on Halloween night in 2018 reminiscent of his glory days. That night, he played 40 plus minutes, dropped 50 points (a career high) on Utah on 61.3% shooting, with 6 assists and he was 8/11 from the free throw line.

Rose was left in tears after the game perhaps because it's not that he forgot how to play but rather his body won’t allow him to play at that level consistently anymore.