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Birth
Derrick Rose is born in Chicago, Illinois on October 4, 1988. -
NBA Penalizes Memphis In Derrick Rose Test Case
Derrick Rose was found out to be academically ineligible to play college basketball in August 2009. He had someone else take the SAT for him. Because of this, the University of Memphis got a bad reputation and so did Rose: "Memphis also must return money it received from the NCAA tournament to Conference USA, return its Final Four trophy to the NCAA and omit all records from the 2007-08 season"(Ryan, Shannon, and K.C. Johnson). Even though the Tigers lost to Kansas in the Finals, this is still -
NCAA penalizes Memphis in Derrick Rose test case
bad publicity for Rose. It shows that he is dishonest and it might be hard for some people to trust him now. However, it also shows his love for basketball because he was willing to risk getting in trouble in order to play at a high level and was still able to carry his team with bad and guilty thoughts in his head. -
Rose Named NBA's Top Rookie
On April 22, 2009, Derrick Rose was named the Rookie of the Year. He matched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring recon for a debuting rookie which was 36 points and 11 assists. Although the Bulls lost to the Celtics in 7 games, Rose showed off his insane athleticism against the defending champs Celtics. His teammate Joakim Noah said, "I think there are very few people in the NBA who could do what he did this year...You tell me another No. 1 pick who go to the -
Derrick Rose Named NBA's Top Rookie
playoffs in their hometown, especially in a big city with so many distractions and so many things going on. I mean hes all about one thing and that's winning basketball games, and that's what I respect about him"(Rose Names NBA's Top Rookie). This shows Rose's commitment to the sport of basketball. He is in such a large city but he still focuses on his game and tries improve everyday. He is hardworking and it shows his maturity as young player that's still able to carry his team to the playoffs. -
Rose wins MVP
Derrick Rose won the MVP in 2011. He worked so hard to get this award and he wanted to thank many people including God, the NBA, his team, coaching staff, trainer, agency, family, friends, and former bulls like Scottie Pippen and MJ for creating a large fan basis. He thanks his mom for getting him where he is now but he also thanks his trainer in a similar way: "He was the reason why I pushed myself every single day, waking me up, two-a-days, going in at night, shooting the ball, just getting -
Rose Wins MVP
up shots, and it means a lot"("DERRICK ROSE 2010-2011 MVP AWARD PRESENTATION & SPEECH (ORIGINAL VIDEO)." This quote shows that he sees his trainer as a father figure. He thanked his mom in the speech but not his dad probably because he isn't close to his dad but his trainer acts as a father because he teaches him the ways and gets him ready and keeps him motivated. He is full of gratitude and appreciation to everyone who helped him along the way. -
Rose tears his ACL
On April 28, 2012 the bulls played the Philadelphia 76ers in a playoffs game in the first round. Rose drove to the basket and landed awkwardly on his left leg. He collapsed, clutching his left knee. This was the defining moment in Rose's career. It turned out that he tore his ACL in his left knee. He would then miss an entire season and was very sad. You could see the look on his face of pain and sadness. He knew when he felt the pain that he wasn't returning anytime soon. -
Derrick Rose Displays More Than Just His New Sneaker
blessings for granted. It also shows him as a real person, not just some tough and emotionless basketball player, but a kid from Englewood who knows about the danger and violence and cares about the people suffering. -
Derrick Rose Displays More than Just his new Sneaker
This photo shows Derrick Rose crying at the D Rose 3 shoe launch. He is crying about the Chicago gang violence. In the picture, he doesn't care about his ego. He knows that he is the leader of his team and isn't afraid to get emotional over a topic that he has experienced in his rough childhood when he grew up in Englewood, one of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods. It reveals that there are bigger things happening than just shoes, fame, and basketball. He knows not to take God's blessings -
Derrick Rose Rape Case
Rose was accused of gang raping his ex-girlfriend with his friends while she was intoxicated. His lawyers tried to gain a lead on the case by indicating that the ex had pictures on her instagram that were sexual in nature but they suffered from that because it was a mistaken belief. Rose said in court that he didn't know what consent was. He did rape her, but he walked free because she lied about the details. -
Derrick Rose Rape Case
In court, Rose said, "I said we men. You can assume. Like we leaving to go over to someone’s house at 1 a.m., there’s nothing to talk about"(Yates, Clinton). This shows that Rose went to the house assuming that he was going to have sex with her. It shows that Rose has a bad side to him and that he took advantage of his ex-girlfriend. We can infer that the relationship didn't end well and there is no good guy in this conflict. She lied, and he raped. She tried to sue him for the money.
