A happy ending is what’s needed here. Nothing sappy, just a good story in which the hero rides off into the sunset with his twice-repaired left knee comfortably in the stirrup. If the tale includes an NBA championship ring on his finger, wonderful. But a career of relative good health is all we’re asking for. The Bulls did not bring Jabari Parker to Chicago to retell the Derrick Rose story in a more positive, uplifting way. They brought him back to his hometown because they think he can help their rebuild, provided his knee stays healthy. They think he can add scoring punch to what will be an extremely young lineup. But wouldn’t it be nice if Parker could finish what Rose started? The Parker-Rose connection is impossible to ignore, and if the Bulls didn’t see the possibility of a nice cosmic do-over when they signed Parker to a two-year, $40 million contract Saturday, there’s nothing wrong with the rest of us seeing the symmetry of it. read more https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...ial&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=1531755323
