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Report: 'There is optimism' Rose could play in regular-season opener

Published Sep. 30, 2015 10:46 a.m. ET

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Derrick Rose is out indefinitely at the moment, after suffering a fractured orbital bone at practice as a result of taking an elbow to the face. 

While the injury will require surgery, it's at least possible that Rose could be ready to play on opening night, according to a report from K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune.

We've seen players with broken noses or similar face fracture injuries wear a mask for protection while playing through the healing process, and that's undoubtedly what Rose would need to do in this case in order to return so soon. 

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