THE RISE AND FALL OF DERRICK ROSE

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THE RISE AND FALL OF DERRICK ROSE

FROM SUPER STAR TO BUM

CHAPTER 1: THE RISE

HIGH SCHOOL

Derrick Rose joined Simeon Career Academy in 2003. Despite his reputation, he played for the first-year students and JV basketball for the Wolverines. He wore No. 25 in Honor of Ben “Benji” Wilson, a future superstar player who was murdered by a gang member during his senior year in 1984. However, Rose was not allowed on varsity Football due to a long-standing tradition that head coach Bob Hambric, who had been with the school since 1980, had no first-year students on the varsity team. This rule did not affect Rose’s play, and he went on to lead both the first-year students and sophomores to city championships with a 24–1 record, putting up 18.5 points, 6.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.

Hambric later allowed Rose to play on the varsity in the state tournament, but Rose declined, wanting the players to get due credit. The next year, Hambric retired, and Robert Smith was hired, opening the path to varsity. In Rose’s debut, he scored twenty-two points, seven rebounds, and 5 steals over Thornwood High School in a sold-out game filled with college scouts and coaches. He led the Wolverines to a 30–5 mark while averaging 19.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.3 assists, and 2.4 steals, but the season ended after a loss in state regionals. Rose’s play earned him his first national award: a Parade All-American third-team spot.

During Rose’s junior year in 2006, the Simeon Wolverines won the Chicago Public League championship held at the United Centre. Rose starred with twenty-five points and crowd-pleasing dunks. The team advanced through the playoffs and earned a berth in the Class AA state championship against Richwoods High School. A fourth-quarter buzzer-beater by Richwood forced overtime, and the score was knotted at 29 in the extra period when Rose stole the ball and buried the game-winning jumper as time expired. This gave Simeon its first state title since the Wilson-led Wolverines won in 1984. The team finished 33–4 and ranked nationally, and Rose was awarded with an All-State Illinois mention, EA Sports All-American Second Team pick, and another Parade All-American selection.

As he entered his senior year, Derrick Rose was already being touted as a top prospect, having been ranked fifth best in the nation by Sports Illustrated. In January of 2007, his high school team, the Simeon Wolverines, travelled to Madison Square Garden to play Rice High School, where they faced off against star guard Kemba Walker, losing the game 53-51.

However, the season’s highlight came two weeks later, when the Wolverines went up against Virginia’s Oak Hill Academy in a nationally televised contest on ESPN. Rose was matched up against Brandon Jennings, a hyped junior guard, and he proved himself by scoring twenty-eight points, dishing out nine assists, and grabbing 8 rebounds, ultimately leading his team to a 78-75 win. His outstanding performance earned him the title of USA Today’s high school player of the week.

Simeon went on to win the Public League championship again and defended their state championship by defeating O’Fallon High School 77-54. By doing so, they became the first Chicago Public League school to win two straight state championships. In his final high school game, Rose scored only two points, but he pulled down seven rebounds and provided 8 assists, while Simeon big man Tim Flowers scored 35 points. The Wolverines ended the season with an impressive record of 33-2, ranked first in the nation by Sports Illustrated, and sixth on USA Today’s Super 25. Rose’s stats were equally impressive, with an average of 25.2 points, 9.1 assists, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.4 steals.

During Rose’s time at Simeon, the team’s record was an impressive 120-12. After his senior year, Rose was again named All-State, received the title of Illinois Mr. Basketball, and was named to the McDonald’s All-American team. He was also awarded First Team Honors by Parade Selection and USA Today and was selected as a First Team All-American by USA Today.

Rose’s skills and talent did not go unnoticed, and he was recruited by the Memphis Tigers, where he joined veteran upper class students Joey Dorsey and Chris Douglas-Roberts. With Rose on board, the Tigers started the season ranked third in the nation. Memphis went on to win their first twenty-six games, claiming the number-one ranking in the country for the first time in over 25 years.

COLLEGE

In 2007, Derrick Rose decided to accept a scholarship offer to play basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers, under the coaching of John Calipari. Calipari recruited rose after he was impressed by his performance in an AAU game. Despite strong efforts made by both Indiana University and the University of Illinois to sign him, Rose chose Memphis.

 The University of Illinois had planned to pair Rose with their five-star recruit, Eric Gordon, who had previously played AAU basketball with Rose. However, Gordon ended up retracting his verbal commitment to the Fighting Illini and instead chose to play for Indiana, which led to Rose committing to Memphis before the start of his senior season.

 One of the reasons why Rose chose Memphis was because of the school’s history of producing NBA players, and the prospect of being mentored by Rod Strickland, a 17-year veteran of the league. Rose chose to switch to jersey number #23 since the number #25 had already been retired by the school in Honor of Penny Hardaway.

With Rose joining the team, and with the leadership of veteran upper class students Joey Dorsey and Chris Douglas-Roberts, the Tigers started the 2007-2008 season ranked third in the nation. Memphis enjoyed a great start to the season, winning their first twenty-six games in a row and capturing the number-one ranking in the country for the first time in over 25 years. However, the team suffered a setback in February when they lost 66-62 to the University of Tennessee Volunteers. Memphis was able to recover from this setback and went on to win the Conference USA tournament, finishing with a record of 33-1 and qualifying for the “Big Dance”. During the regular season, Rose averaged 14.9 points per game, 4.7 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game, which earned him All-American Third Team Honors and made him a finalist for both the Bob Cousy Award and the John R. Wooden Award.

Memphis was seeded No. 1 in the South Region. Rose earned high praise for his increased focus on defence, hounding Texas Longhorn guard D. J. Augustin into a low-percentage game in the Elite Eight.[43] In a match-up against UCLA in the Final Four, Rose finished with 25 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Tigers to an 85–67 win and a trip to the NCAA championship game against the Kansas Jayhawks.[44] The win set an NCAA mark for most wins in a season (38).[45] Against Kansas, Rose scored 17 points on 7–of–17 shooting, along with six rebounds and seven assists, but missed a critical free throw at the end of the second half as Memphis fell in overtime, 75–68.[46] Memphis concluded the season 38–2. Rose was named to the All-Final Four team after averaging 20.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. On April 15, Rose announced he would forgo his final three seasons at Memphis and declared for the 2008 NBA draft.

ROOKIE SEASON

2008-2009

AWARDS: Rookie of the Year Rookie first team

Rose was selected with the first overall pick in the 2008 draft by the Chicago Bulls. He was selected to the U.S. Select Team to scrimmage against and prepare the National Team for the Olympics in Beijing. In mid-July, he played two games in the Orlando Pro Summer League until forced out by tendinitis in his right knee, ending his summer, but returned in October to play all eight preseason games.

Rose became the first Bulls draftee to score ten points or more in his first ten games since Michael Jordan and earned Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month Honors for November and December. During the All-Star Weekend, Rose played in the Rookie Challenge and won the Skills Challenge, where he beat out several All-Stars to become the first rookie to claim the trophy. Overcoming a January and February slump, Rose returned to form and won monthly rookie Honors in March. Meanwhile, the Bulls, re-energized by the trade deadline acquisitions of John Salmons and Brad Miller, finished the regular season on a 12–4 spurt to qualify as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. Rose won Rookie of the Year, joining Jordan (1985) and Elton Brand in 2000 as the only Bulls to do so. He was also the first number-one draft pick since LeBron James to win the award. He averaged 16.8 points on 47.5% field goal shooting, 6.3 assists (led all rookies), and 3.9 rebounds per game and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

In his playoff debut against the defending champion Boston Celtics, Rose recorded thirty-six points (tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for points scored by a rookie in his playoff debut, set in 1970), eleven assists, and four rebounds as the Bulls prevailed in a 105–103 overtime win on the road. Rose became the second player in NBA history to record thirty-five points and ten assists in his playoff debut, after Chris Paul. Rose averaged 19.7 points on 47.5% shooting, 6.3 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game in his first playoff series, as the Bulls were defeated by the Celtics in seven games.

SECOND SEASON

2009–10

First All-Star selection

Rose’s sophomore season started with an ankle injury in his first preseason game. Rose would go on to miss the rest of the preseason. Rose started the Bulls’ season opener against the San Antonio Spurs but played limited minutes. Rose’s ankle bothered him for most of November, but as his ankle healed, his game improved. On January 28, 2010, Rose was elected to his first career All-Star Game as a reserve for the Eastern Conference, making him the first Bulls player to be selected since Michael Jordan in 1998. Rose ended up with eight points, four assists, and three steals in the game. On April 13, 2010, Rose scored thirty-nine points against the Celtics, making 15–22 field goals and 9–10 free throws. The Bulls once again made the playoffs in the 2009–10 season, finishing with a 41–41 record. In the playoffs, Rose averaged 26.8 points and 7.2 assists, but the Bulls lost in five games to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

2010–11 season: MVP season

AWARDS: ALL NBA FIRST TEAM, ALL-STAR, MVP

Rose led the Bulls to sixty-two wins, and the best record overall, during the 2010–11 NBA season. On October 30, 2010, in the Bulls’ second game of the season, Rose scored thirty-nine points in a 101–91 win against the Detroit Pistons. Two days after, Rose contributed thirteen assists, helping Luol Deng score a career-high forty points in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. On December 10, Rose scored twenty-nine points and had nine assists, leading the Bulls to their first victory over the Los Angeles Lakers since December 19, 2006.

On January 17, 2011, Rose recorded his first career triple-double with twenty-two points, ten rebounds and 12 assists in a 96–84 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. On January 27, he was announced as a starting guard on the 2011 NBA All-Star Team for the East squad.

On February 17, in the Bulls’ last game before the All-Star break, Rose set a career-high with forty-two points, while also recording eight assists and 5 rebounds, as the Bulls beat the San Antonio Spurs 109–99. On March 26, Rose had a career-high seventeen assists, along with thirty points, in a 95–87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

At the end of the 2010–11 NBA season the Bulls finished with a league-leading record of 62–20. Their 60+ wins was the Bulls’ first such season since 1997–98 and sixth 60+ win in franchise history. At season’s end, Rose became only the third player since the 1972–73 NBA season to record 2,000 points and six hundred assists in a single season. The other two players were LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

On May 3, Rose was named the NBA Most Valuable Player, joining Jordan as the only player to receive the award in Chicago Bulls history. At 22 years and 6 months old, Rose also became the youngest player to receive the award (Wes Unseld, the second youngest MVP, won the award in 1968–69 at 23 years, 2 months).

In the 2011 NBA playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks in the first two rounds. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls faced the Miami Heat, led by James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. The Bulls lost the series in five games. During the 2011 playoffs, Rose averaged 27.1 points per game, but only shot 39% from the field and 24% for three-pointers.

CHAPTER 2: THE FALL

2011–12 season: ACL tear

In Dec 2011, Rose signed a five-year contract extension with the Bulls for $94.8 million. The contract was 30 percent of the Bulls’ salary cap, the maximum allowed under a rule dubbed the “Derrick Rose Rule” from the 2011 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Rose was voted as an All-Star Game starter for the second consecutive year. He was the second-leading vote-getter behind Orlando Magic centre Dwight Howard. He averaged 21.8 ppg, along with a career-high 7.9 assists per game in 35.3 minutes per game but played a career-low thirty-nine games due to injuries. He helped Luol Deng become an All-Star for the first time in his career.

During Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers, Rose injured his left knee while trying to jump. He was immediately helped off the court. The injury occurred when the Bulls were leading by twelve points with 1:22 left to play. Rose came up just short of a triple-double, finishing with twenty-three points, nine assists, and 9 rebounds in 37 minutes of action. An MRI later revealed that Rose tore the ACL in his left knee and would miss the rest of the playoffs. Rose had surgery performed on May 12, 2012, with an estimated recovery period of 8–12 months.

FIFTH SEASON

2012–13 season: Year Absence

Rose returned to full contact practice in January 2013,[87] and was cleared by a doctor to play that March,[88] but he did not appear in a game during the 2012–13 NBA season. Despite Rose’s absence, the Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they lost to the eventual champions, the Miami Heat.

SIXTH SEASON

2013–14 season: Return and torn meniscus

Rose’s much-awaited return came on October 5, 2013, in a pre-season game against the Indiana Pacers. He had a slow start but scored his first point in the first quarter. He finished the game with thirteen points in 20 minutes of play. On October 16, 2013, Rose returned to play in Chicago for the first time, scoring twenty-two points against the Detroit Pistons. “I think I’m way more explosive now. Like getting to the rim. I think I can take contact a little bit better. And as far as jumping-wise, I think I can jump even higher. They tested my vertical — I increased it by five inches”, Rose said after the win. During the pre-season, Rose averaged 20.7 points and five assists.

His first official game was in a 107–95 loss against the defending champions Miami Heat on October 29. Rose was limited to twelve points while having four assists in 34 minutes of play. He played his usual minutes, but was inefficient from the field, shooting 4–15. Two days later, he played his first official home game against the New York Knicks where he hit the game-winning floater in an 82–81 win. He had eighteen points, six rebounds, and three assists. On November 3, 2013, Rose scored thirteen points and committed eight turnovers in the loss against the Philadelphia 76ers. He struggled in his return, shooting 28.8% from the field and averaging 5.7 turnovers in his first three games.

SEVENTH SEASON

2014–15 season: Back to the playoffs

Rose returned from injury to play in the Bulls’ season opener against the New York Knicks on October 29, 2014 and recorded thirteen points and five assists in 21 minutes of action. He went on to score a season-high thirty-two points on January 14 against the Washington Wizards, before being ruled out again with another knee injury a month later. He appeared in fifty-one games, the most he had played since the 2010–11 season.

On February 24, it was announced Rose required another round of surgery on his right knee and was ruled out indefinitely. An exam and subsequent MRI confirmed a medial meniscus tear of the right knee, the same injury he sustained on November 22, 2013, against the Portland Trail Blazers. On February 27, he was deemed a possibility of returning toward the end of the season after he underwent successful surgery and was ruled out for just four to six weeks.

Rose returned to action on April 8 after a 20-game absence, and working on a minute’s restriction, he was 3-of-9 from the field and finished with nine points in 19 minutes as the Bulls lost to the Orlando Magic.

On April 18, Rose played in his first playoff game since Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs (the game where he tore his left ACL). Rose finished with twenty-three points and seven assists on 9-of-16 shooting. During the Bulls’ first-round series against the Bucks, Rose averaged 21.5 points per game. On May 8, Rose banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer and scored thirty points to give the Bulls a 99-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. However, the Cavaliers won the final three games to take the series in six games.

On November 22, Rose injured his right knee during a game against the Portland Trail Blazers. An MRI the next day confirmed that Rose had torn his right knee meniscus and that surgery was required. At the time, Rose was averaging 15.9 points and 4.3 assists in 31.1 minutes per game. On November 25, Rose underwent surgery on the torn meniscus in his right knee. The same day, the Bulls announced Rose was out for the season, after a successful surgery.

EIGHTH SEASON

2015–16 season: Final season with the Bulls

A preseason left orbital bone fracture saw Rose begin the regular season wearing a face mask. On November 5, 2015, Rose scored a then-season-high twenty-nine points on 12-of-25 shooting in a 104–98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He showed signs of his old MVP self as he scored ten points over the final three and a half minutes to lift the Bulls after they blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. On December 18, he scored a season-high thirty-four points in a 147–144 quadruple overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. On February 5, 2016, he had a season-best game with thirty points, nine rebounds, and 8 assists in a 115–110 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

                                       A NEW ROSE?

New York Knicks (2016–2017)

On June 22, 2016, the beginning of Derricks’s ninth NBA season, Rose was traded, along with Justin Holiday and a 2017 second-round draft pick, to the New York Knicks in exchange for future teammate José Calderón, Jerian Grant, and Robin Lopez. He made his debut for the Knicks in the team’s season opener on October 25 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 29 minutes of action, he scored seventeen points on 7-of-17 shooting in a 117–88 loss. On November 4, Rose returned to Chicago for the first time as a member of the Knicks, recording fifteen points and eleven assists in a 117–104 win over the Bulls. On November 17, he scored a season-high twenty-seven points in a 119–112 loss to the Washington Wizards. He topped that mark on November 28, scoring thirty points in a 112–103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On January 10, 2017, Rose was fined an undisclosed amount after he flew to Chicago to be with his mother but did not notify team officials ahead of their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on January 9.

Eight days later, he matched his season high with thirty points in a 117–106 win over the Boston Celtics. On April 2, 2017, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after tearing the meniscus in his left knee, necessitating a fourth round of knee surgery for Rose in his nine-year career.

                                      TENTH SEASON

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)

On July 25, 2017, Rose signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his debut for the Cavaliers in their season opener against the Boston Celtics on October 17, 2017, Rose scored fourteen points in a 102–99 win. On November 24, 2017, Rose left the team to re-evaluate his future in the NBA. His increasing frustration with injuries caused him to question his desire to continue playing. He returned to working with the Cavaliers’ medical staff in early December in hopes of recovering from a sprained left ankle and bone spurs. On January 18, 2018, Rose returned to the lineup after missing more than two months with ankle injuries and scored nine points in 13 minutes in a 104–103 win over the Orlando Magic. In the playoffs, Cleveland went all the way to the finals but eventually fell to the Kevin Durant and Steph Curry-led Warriors, who beat Lebron and the Cavs the previous year.

ELEVENTH SEASON

Minnesota Timberwolves (2018–2019)

On February 8, 2018, Rose was acquired by the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that also involved the Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings. Two days later, he was waived by the Jazz.

On March 8, 2018, Rose signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, His Third team in three years, reuniting him with Tom Thibodeau, Jimmy Butler, and Taj Gibson. In the playoffs, Rose averaged 14.2 points in 23.8 minutes per game, as the Timberwolves lost 4–1 to the Houston Rockets in the first round.

On July 4, 2018, Rose re-signed with the Timberwolves for the 2018–19 season. On October 31, in his first start of the season, Rose scored a career-high 50 points in a 128–125 win over the Utah Jazz, securing the victory with a block on Utah’s final shot as time expired. On December 26, he had 24 points and eight assists and received MVP chants in a 119–94 win over the Bulls in Chicago. It was just his second career game in the United Centre against his former team. On January 15 against the Philadelphia 76ers, Rose reached 10,000 career points. On January 20, he scored 29 of his 31 points in the second half and hit an 18-footer with 0.6 seconds left to give the Timberwolves a 116–114 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Right ankle trouble saw Rose miss 11 of 19 games spanning late December to late January. He missed an additional three games in early February. On March 21, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with a right elbow injury.

TWELVETH AND THIRTEENTH SEASONS

Detroit Pistons (2019–2021)

On July 7, 2019, Rose signed with the Detroit Pistons. On October 23, he made his debut for the Pistons, logging 18 points, three rebounds, and nine assists in a 119–110 win over the Indiana Pacers. He became the first player in Pistons history to record seven consecutive 20+ point games as a reserve, which also coincided with his career-high 14-game streak of scoring 20 points or more. The streak ended after he suffered a groin injury during a game with the Denver Nuggets. In his third game after returning from injury, Rose scored a season-high 31 points leading to a win against the Phoenix Suns.

FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH SEASON

Return to New York (2021–2023)

On February 8, 2021, Rose was traded back to the New York Knicks for Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round draft pick, once again reuniting him with coach Tom Thibodeau and former teammate Taj Gibson. Rose was a major contributor coming from the bench, helping the Knicks finish fourth in the East and placing third in the Sixth Man of the Year voting. On May 28, during Game 3 of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, Rose made his first playoff start since the 2015 conference semifinals, recording a season-high 30 points, as well as six rebounds and five assists, in a 105–94 loss as Atlanta took a 2–1 series lead. The Hawks would win the series 4–1.

On August 18, 2021, the Knicks extended Rose’s contract by three years with a $43 million deal. On December 17, in a 116–103 win over the Houston Rockets, Rose suffered a right ankle injury. Five days later, he underwent surgery on his right ankle and was ruled out for at least two months. On February 25, 2022, Rose underwent another procedure to address a skin infection on his ankle and was ruled out indefinitely.

On June 24, 2023, the Knicks declined Rose’s team option for the 2023–24 season, making him a free agent.

SIXTEENTH SEASON

Memphis Grizzlies (2023–present)

On July 3, 2023, Rose signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. He chose to wear the number 23, the same number he for when playing for the Memphis Tigers, playing along with fellow all-star point guard Ja Morant and all-star forward and centre Jaren Jackson Jr, and will hopefully win a Ring to go under his Hall of Fame worthy career.

NATIONAL TEAM

Rose was a member of the United States men’s national basketball teams that won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Cup

OVERALL

Standing at 6 feet three inches (1.91 m) and weighing 200 pounds (91 kg), Rose plays mostly at the point guard position. He is averaged 18.2 points per game for his career. He has never been a knockdown shooter from the arc, shooting 30 percent for his career. He developed into a bank-shot shooter during the 2015–16 season after struggling with his jump shot due to what he attributes to depth perception issues following eye surgery in 2015.

In Rose’s prime in Chicago, he was widely considered to be one of the most athletic point guards in NBA history before a string of knee injuries slowed him down. A combination of explosiveness, leaping ability, and speed allowed him to attack the basket frequently and he was also an effective passer. Rose clocked in a maximum vertical jump of forty inches during the 2008 NBA Combine.

CHAPTER 3: AWARDS AND NUMBERS

REGULAR SEASON

Playoffs

College

AWARDS

Awards and accomplishments

NBA

NBA Most Valuable Player: 2011

NBA All-Star Selection: 2010, 2011, 2012

All-NBA First Team: 2011

NBA Rookie of the Year: 2009

NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2009

Skills Challenge Champion: 2009

Conference Rookie of the Month: November, December, March

Conference Player of the Month: April 2010, March 2011

Above: Derrick Rose with the MVP award

College

Freshman year (2007–08)

NCAA Tournament All-Final Four Team

NCAA Tournament South Region MVP

NABC 3rd Team All-American

NABC All-District 7 First Team

All-Conference USA First Team

Conference USA Freshman of the Year

Conference USA All-Freshman Team 1st Team

Sporting News All-Freshman Team

Conference USA Player of the Week for games between December 17 through the 23rd

2K Sports College Hoops Classic MVP

2K Sports College Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team

High school

Senior year (2006–07)

Class AA State Championship

Class AA Tournament MVP

Illinois Mr. Basketball 2007

2007 McDonald’s All-American

USA Today 2007 All-USA First Team

2007 First-team Parade All-American

EA Sports 2007 All-American First Team

All State Illinois 2007

MaxPreps.com All-America First Team

Slam Magazine 2007 First Team

MidStateHoops.com 2007 Class AA Player of the Year

Junior year (2005–06)

Class AA State Championship

Class AA Tournament MVP

2006 Parade All-American Fourth Team

All State Illinois 2006

EA Sports 2006 All-American Second Team

Sophomore year (2004–05)

2005 Parade All-American Third Team

Chicago Sun-Times All-Area

LEFT: Derrick Rose playing at an American camp

RIGHT: Rose at high school

Endorsements

Rose was the cover athlete of NBA 2K13 alongside NBA players Oklahoma’s Kevin Durant and the Clippers Blake Griffin.

RIGHT: NBA 2K 13 With Rose, Durant, and Griffin as the cover athletes

Below: MVP Rose on 2K 19

Rose was the lone cover athlete for the 2K Sports Downloadable Content game, NBA 2K10 Draft Combine, which was released on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3.

Rose is a part-owner and spokesperson for the Chicago-based Giordano’s Pizzeria.

In 2008, Rose signed a shoe deal with Adidas for $1 million per year. He has also signed with Wilson Sporting Goods. Other endorsement deals include Skullcandy headphones, Powerade, Force Factor sports drinks, and a suburban Chicago Nissan dealership. In May 2018, it was announced that the Adidas D Rose 9’s would be released in July 2018.

In 2011, Rose was estimated by Crain’s Chicago Business to earn $1.5–$2.5 million annually in endorsements, ranking just outside the top 10 NBA players in that category. In 2012, it was reported that Rose signed a contract extension with Adidas, worth $185 million over 14 years.

Personal life

On October 9, 2012, Rose’s ex-girlfriend, Mieka Reese, gave birth to their son.

Rose’s agent is former Bulls guard B. J. Armstrong.

Rose is a Christian and has spoken about his faith, saying “God does everything for a reason”. He wears a wristband that says “In Jesus’ Name I Play” and has several tattoos about his faith.

In 2018, Rose introduced The Rose Scholars, a scholarship program to help students achieve a higher education.

Sexual assault case

In 2016, Rose was involved in a federal civil lawsuit to assess whether he and two friends raped an unnamed former girlfriend in August 2013. In the months before the alleged gang rape, Rose’s accuser, referred to as “Jane Doe” in court transcripts, testified that Rose made her uncomfortable by asking her to perform sexual acts for him or to involve other people in their sex life; he would sometimes get angry when she refused. Doe also mentioned that on the day of the incident, she was drugged against her consent, and alternated in and out of consciousness. During the trial, Rose expressed difficulty and uncertainty with the definition of the word “consent”. In October 2016, he was found not liable by an eight-member jury. An appeal in 2018 was denied.

QUICK STATS

His Full Name is Derrick Martell Rose, and he is 34 Years old.

His Spouse/Ex is Alaina Anderson, and his mother is Brenda Rose who has 3 other sons Allan Rose, Dwayne Rose, and Reggie Rose he has one son called Derrick Rose, Jr.

Rose was born in the USA, Chicago, Illinois

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