Derrick Rose was hurt when he barreled into Dwight Howard.

?You just have to know how to attack when you go in there,? Vince Carter said. ?You have to expect some contact. He initiated contact and Dwight?s not a little fella.?

Howard even offered advice to Rose after their first collision just before the All-Star break.

?As a big man you never try to hurt anybody when they come down the lane,? Howard said. ?But you know me and Derrick ? I think he?s a great player, great person. Never want to see him get hurt. I tell him, ?If you come down the lane, always come on two feet. That way you?ll be balanced. You come off one all it takes is somebody?s body to hit you wrong and you?ll fall.?

?I hope he gets better. I hope there?s nothing seriously wrong with him. I never intended on hurting him.?