Derrick Rose Out; Bulls Add Mike James

"With Derrick Rose hampered by turf toe and out of Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards, the Chicago Bulls were looking for help at guard.

They found it in Reno, where it only took a two-game audition in the D-League for veteran guard Mike James to earn an NBA recall.

The Bulls saw enough from James in his debut this week with the Erie BayHawks at the D-League Showcase to make him the 14th call-up of the young season from the NBA's official minor league.

James had one shot Wednesday night in a minute of play.

Rose's teammate, Luol Deng, confirmed before the game that Rose would be on the sidelines for Wednesday's contest.

"It's really smart to monitor (the injury), especially with so many games coming up," Deng told reporters."

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