Bulls

• Bulls players came to the defense of their head coach Saturday when asked if Tom Thibodeau should have had Derrick Rose on the court at the time he tore his left ACL.
(Abc Local Web)
• Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Saturday.
(ESPN)
• The Chicago Bulls opened the NBA playoffs with a costly victory as they lost reigning Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose to a left knee injury for the remainder of the post-season.
(YAHOO!)
• Following the grueling paces of a lockout-impaired regular reason, the meat grinder otherwise known as the N.B.A. playoffs began Saturday with two dramatic and rather unsettling images.
(New York Times)
• GAME 2 at CHI, Tue., May 1, 9:30 p.m., TNT GAME 3 at PHI, Fri., May 4, 9:30 p.m., ESPN GAME 4 at PHI, Sun., May 6, 9:30 p.m., ABC GAME 5 at CHI, Tue., May 8, TNT, If Necessary GAME 6 at PHI, Thu., May 10, If Necessary GAME 7 at CHI, Sat.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)
• CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Saturday.
(ESPN)
• On Saturday, April 28, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 103-91. Derrick Rose was playing again and with 23 points (along with nine rebounds and nine assists), he seemed to be shaking off some rust.
(YAHOO!)
• Rose was helped off the court late in Chicago's 103-91 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers in Saturday's playoff opener, a staggering blow for a Bulls team eyeing a championship run.
(New York Times)
• HARRISON, N.J.
(USA Today)
• CHICAGO -- And it was going so nicely, too. The Bulls first unit was playing like it had been together for 66 games. The offense was crisp, efficient and egalitarian.
(ESPN)