Rose has no issues with Rockets guard
For the second year in a row, Derrick Rose had to remind everyone that he and Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley are friends.
The two Chicago natives had another spirited encounter on Saturday at the United Center, to the point where they were given double technical fouls in the first half for talking and bumping each other.
"Yeah, come on man. The league's just not, I guess they're not used to that anymore," Rose said after the game. "It ain't like we were cursing or yelling at each other or anything. Pat, he lived at my house a little bit during the summer. It's not like that. I've been playing against him ever since he was at Marshall. That rivalry goes all the way back to high school."
Rose's Simeon squad squared off against Beverley and Marshall in the 2006 Class AA semifinals, with Simeon going on to win the fist of two state titles.
When Rose and Beverley got into it during a Bulls-Rockets game last year, Rose talked about how the two text each other most every day.
"It's just fun while we're out there and I guess the refs didn't know that," Rose added. "It's funny. It's not like we were cursing one another or staying foul stuff. We were just talking. It's basketball. You've got to get used to it. The league is not used to it anymore, I guess."
Daily injury update:
Taj Gibson skipped Sunday's practice because of a tight hamstring. He missed Wednesday's loss in Orlando due to the injury, then logged 38 minutes on Saturday against Houston, finishing with 4 points and 7 rebounds.
Derrick Rose (tailbone) and Jimmy Butler (knee) practiced Sunday. The Bulls listed Gibson, Rose, Butler and Nikola Mirotic as probable for Monday's game against Milwaukee.
Bull horns:
The Bulls set a season-high with 26 turnovers against the Rockets. The last time the Bulls won a game with at least 25 turnovers was Nov. 9, 2005 against Golden State when they had 26. … Pau Gasol produced 28 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists on Saturday. In the NBA this season, there have been five games of at least 25 points, 15 boards and 5 assists, and Gasol has two of them.