Derrick Rose has been cleared by the Chicago Bulls to play extended minutes if needed.

Rose is averaging 32.8 minutes in 10 January games. That's up from 30 minutes in December and 25.9 in November.

"I feel great," Rose said recently of his health.

Initially, the Bulls' medical staff limited Rose because he was returning from back-to-back, season-ending knee surgeries and he had played just 10 NBA games in the last two seasons.