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Rose To Miss Entire Preseason, Opener Uncertain

 width=Before the regular season got going for the Chicago Bulls, they were already back in the familiar position of wondering when their star point guard would be back on the court. Before the first preseason game could come for Chicago, Derrick Rose had suffered a fracture of his orbital bone and was in need of surgery. There was going to be a two-week waiting period after the surgery and then we'd know more about his timetable for return.

Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg told reporters on Tuesday that the team will "most likely" not have Rose for any of the eight preseason games with four remaining on the calendar, and the season opener could be in jeopardy. He's not ruled out of the season opener but it's not looking great at the moment.

>>Former NBA Star Odom Found Unconscious, In Serious Condition

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom was airlifted from a Nevada brothel after being found unconscious, Nye County Sheriff Sharon A. Wehrly confirmed in a statement released to the media Tuesday night:

"At approximately 3:15 pm on October 13, 2015, a call came into the Nye County Dispatch Center from Richard Hunter, Media Director for Dennis Hof's Bunny Ranch, requesting an ambulance for an unresponsive male experiencing a medical emergency at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, approximately twenty miles north of Pahrump, Nevada in Nye County.

"An ambulance from Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Service arrived at 3:34 pm and the patient, identified as Lamar Odom was stabilized and transported to Desert View Hospital arriving at 4:16 pm. Nye County Sheriff's Office Detectives Cory Fowles and Michael Eisenloffel arrived and conducted an investigation on scene.

"After being treated by the physicians, arrangements were made to transport him by Mercy Air helicopter. However, Mr. Odom was unable to be transported by air due to his stature. He was immediately transported by Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Ambulance to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada for further treatment."
The Los Angeles Times reports that the owner of the brothel indicated that Odom had been in a "somber mood," and had not been seen with any illegal drugs. E! News reports that Odom has not regained consciouness and the situation "does not look good."

Odom, 35, played 14 seasons in the NBA, winning two championships with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. In 2013, reports surfaced that Odom was dealing with a "serious" drug problem, which he later denied.

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