New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose has torn cartilage in his left knee and the team said he will miss the remaining five games.
Rose sat out his third straight game Sunday against Boston, but the Knicks initially reported the injury was just soreness and swelling. Instead, Rose will go into free agency coming off arthroscopic surgery.
Rose tore his left ACL in the 2012 playoffs and missed the entire next season. He made it through just 10 games in 2013-14 before he was sidelined by a torn meniscus in his right knee and missed 20 more games the following season because of trouble with the same knee. His contract expires after this season.