Bulls star Derrick Rose has surgery, no timetable on return

FILE - In this May 14, 2015, file photo, Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose watches as the final seconds tick away during Game 6 of the Bulls' NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Chicago. Rose finds himself headed for surgery again, although this time the Bulls star is having an operation on his eye and not his knee after getting injured Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in practice. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP, File) FILE - In this May 14, 2015, file photo, Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose watches as the final seconds tick away during Game 6 of the Bulls' NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Chicago. Rose finds himself headed for surgery again, although this time the Bulls star is having an operation on his eye and not his knee after getting injured Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in practice. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP, File)

By Associated Press September 30, 2015 1 min read

CHICAGO (AP) – 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.