Sources said about half-an-hour until tipoff before the Chicago Bulls vs Minnesota Timberwolves game that Derrick Rose would active. Rose is now a last-minute scratch, sources say.
K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reports that Rose and Taj Gibson will be inactive for Saturday night's game:
https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/528696276528168960
Jimmy Butler will take Rose's place in the starting lineup, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN Chicago:
https://twitter.com/NickFriedell/status/528695046523355137
The Bulls are coming off an overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers the night before, where Rose suffered an ankle sprain. Gibson also has an ankle injury.
