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Derrick Rose’s laugh briefly replaced his sheepish smile when asked if the freak injury he suffered Monday morning had come as payback for giving up Gummi Bears. A self-described sweets freak in college, Rose needed 10 stitches to close a gash in his left forearm after he said he rolled onto a knife while eating an apple in bed. Rose missed Monday’s Bulls practice but said he planned to play tonight against the New York Knicks unless doctors held him out. Either way, he cemented a place in Chicago sports lore among all-time wacky injuries. “Mama always said don’t eat in bed, right?” guard Larry Hughes deadpanned. “We’ll make fun of him a little bit.” Chicago Tribune
