Basketball fans in Chicago go their first look at Derrick Rose on a court in a competitive game, as Team USA beat Brazil in a FIBA World Cup warm-up.

According to ESPN, the game was Rose's first game in the home of the Chicago Bulls since Nov. 22, when he tore a meniscus in his right knee. Before he missed the vast majority of last season, Rose sat out the entire season before that with a torn ACL in his left knee.

Understandably, Chicago's fan was a bit antsy to see their former MVP return, but were soothed to see him merely participate in Team USA's 98-78 win over Brazil.

"When I was out there they wanted me to shoot every ball," Rose told ESPN.

Rose played 24 minutes, scored seven points and tallied four rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal. After declinations from LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony and departures from Kevin Love, Blake Griffin and Kevin Durant, the Americans' frontcourt may be their biggest weakness.

No one told Anthony Davis, who scored 20 points, pulled down eight boards and blocked five shots in 26 minutes.

"It felt great," Davis told ESPN. "The first time I played on this floor since high school. It's great to be back here in front of my home crowd, friends and family coming out and supporting me. Most importantly, we got the win."

As one of the team's few big men, Davis was already a lock to make the final FIBA World Cup roster, but Saturday's performance may well have locked the door and lost the key. Also vying for power forward and center spots are DeMarcus Cousins, Andre Drummond, Kenneth Farried and Mason Plumlee.

Perhaps no one was more pleased to see Rose play once again than Chicago Bulls' head coach Tom Thibodeau, who also serves as an assistant to Mike Krzyzewski on team USA.

"It's great to watch Derrick play again," Thibodeau told ESPN. "I couldn't be more pleased with the way he played."

Team USA is spending Monday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where they will also hold practice.

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