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Despite everyone around the NBA believing he will not return this season, Derrick Rose said on Monday that he still could return at some point in the Chicago Bulls' second round series against the Miami Heat.

"Still up in the air. I might have a chance," Rose said.

Rose has been scrimmaging 5-on-5 since Feb. 18 and has been medically cleared to play for two months, but he still doesn't feel confident that his body is ready for game action.

"It's definitely hard but I know that this will be over with pretty soon. Who knows when it's going to stop but I can't just get down on myself," Rose said.

Asked about Rose's availability for the series, Tom Thibodeau said: "We'll see."

Via Nick Friedell/ESPN

Derrick Rose please stop it just stop it.

Go build a superteam with Dwight Howard and Royce White.

I am sick of tired of his return news. I heard of it since last year December.

If he has no intentions of playing this year he should have just said that upfront. Or at least when he determined he was not going to suit up. At this point it is getting tiresome of the "maybe I will play " talk. If he needs the time to heal or get over the mental hurdles ( debatable but ok) so be it. Just shut it down and be ready for next season. Quit talking about already.

P.S. Reggie is not helping your cause.