If you were wondering what was going on in Kyle Korver‘s mind when he had this look of horror/disbelief/devastation as Derrick Rose lay writhing on the ground with what we all later found out to be a torn ACL, Korver poured his heart out in an extensive Facebook post on Saturday.
Korver started by writing about Rose, sharing his frustration over the reigning MVP suffering yet another injury setback this season. But the mood quickly changes in the second paragraph when Korver issues a manifesto of sorts for the rest of the postseason to his teammates and Bulls fans.
Right about now, the disbelief has faded, anger has subsided and were all wondering… why? Why. Why. Why Derrick, again? Derrick is more than an MVP to our team. He’s our friend, our brother he inspires us to be the very best we can be, just by who he is and how hard he plays. That he has spent so much time this year hurt, was frustrating. Now that he is out for the rest of the season, well its just plain sad. No one is to blame; what happened, did. We send him our prayers, our love, our good wishes that he heals and comes back stronger, better, healthier than ever before.
Bulls fans. Now is not the time to ask why or to get bitter. Now is the time to refocus and ask “How are we going to win this Championship?” We have the best Team in the league. This season has proven, we are a TEAM and it has taken us ALL to have the best record. Lets focus on whats ahead. This is an incredible opportunity for All of Us to step up and make it happen. We’re all gonna have to work harder and smarter. We are all gonna have to believe in ourselves. That we are more than the sum of our parts. We need YOU to believe with Us. We need You to believe for Us. We are going to keep going strong. One quarter, one game, one round at a time. Until its over. That’s how we’re gonna do it.
Here’s video of Korver trying to motivate his teammates in wake of their fearless leader going down by reciting that second paragraph in the locker room:
H/T I am a GM
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