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Derrick Rose
Derrick Martell Rose is an American former professional basketball player. He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted first overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft. Nicknamed "D-Rose", and sometimes referred to as "the Windy City Assassin" or "Pooh", he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009 and became the youngest player to win t…
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Born 4 October 1988 · Q205326
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2026· 9 entries
Portland State University Athletics: All Five Portland State Home Games to be Broadcast on Rose City SportsNet as Vikings Announce New Partnership with Network
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Bryan County News: An English Rose in Georgia: Shaving and men’s grooming
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Belmont Bruins: Men’s Soccer Begins With Memphis at Rose Park Thursday Night
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TradingView: GN: Gross margin rose to 52.1% as new launches offset a 4% organic revenue decline
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TradingView: Lufax Holding: Q2 new loan sales rose 4.6% year-over-year, led by consumer finance, amid improved asset quality
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The New York Times: Pete Crow-Armstrong is bringing back memories of Derrick Rose’s MVP year
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Public attention spiked: 6,925 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 2,171, with 0 article edits.
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In a win against the Boston Celtics, 114-111
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2025· 1 entry
The Bulls honored Rose during a game against the New York Knicks, also his former team, where it would be announced that the franchise had plans to retire Rose’s number 1 jersey during the 2025–26 season, which they did
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2024· 2 entries
Rose announced his retirement
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Was ruled out for the rest of the season with a lower back injury suffered in the beginning of March
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2023· 3 entries
Rose signed with the Memphis Grizzlies
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The Knicks declined Rose's team option for the 2023–24 season, rendering him a free agent
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Played for Memphis Grizzlies (2023–2024).
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2022· 1 entry
Rose underwent another procedure to address a skin infection on his ankle and was ruled out indefinitely
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2021· 5 entries
In a 116–103 win over the Houston Rockets, Rose suffered a right ankle injury
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The Knicks extended Rose's contract by three years with a $43 million deal
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In his first playoff game since 2018, Rose had 17 points, five assists and five rebounds off the bench as the Knicks lost to the Atlanta Hawks 107–105
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Rose was traded back to the New York Knicks for Dennis Smith Jr
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Played for New York Knicks (2021–2023).
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2020· 2 entries
In which Rose scored 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting, followed by a 136–103 win against the Atlanta Hawks three days later, where he had 27 points and 9 assists
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Played for Detroit Pistons (2020–2021).
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2019· 3 entries
Rose signed with the Detroit Pistons
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Against the Philadelphia 76ers, Rose reached 10,000 career points
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Joined Detroit Pistons in 2019.
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2018· 7 entries
Rose re-signed with the Timberwolves for the 2018–19 season
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In Game 5, as he scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 32 minutes on the floor, including 2-of-2 from distance; however the Rockets won 119–100 after outscoring the Timberwolves 50–20 in the third quarter which Rose st
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Rose signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, reuniting him with Tom Thibodeau, Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson
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Rose was acquired by the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that also involved the Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings
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Rose returned to the line-up 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
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Played for Minnesota Timberwolves (2018–2019).
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Joined Minnesota Timberwolves in 2018.
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2017· 7 entries
Rose left the team to re-evaluate his future in the NBA
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Rose scored 14 points in a 102–99 win
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Rose signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, joining forces with LeBron James
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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
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Rose was fined an undisclosed amount after he reportedly 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
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Played for Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018).
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Joined Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017.
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2016· 6 entries
Rose was traded, along with Justin Holiday and a 2017 second-round draft pick, to the New York Knicks in exchange for José Calderón, Jerian Grant and Robin Lopez
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Had a season-best game with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in a 115–110 loss to the Denver Nuggets
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Rose started dating model and fitness influencer Alaina Anderson
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Played for New York Knicks (2016–2017).
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Joined New York Knicks in 2016.
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2015· 3 entries
Rose scored a then season-high 29 points on 12-of-25 shooting in a 104–98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder
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Rose played in his first playoff game since Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs (the game where he tore his left ACL)
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“s more, in 2015, Rose—as well as Hampton—was accused of rape by a former girlfriend. (He was never criminally charged.) Though Rose was cleared by a jury in a civil suit, Adidas conceivably could have invoked the morals clause and asserted that the allegations had, as his contract states,”
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2014· 2 entries
And recorded 13 points and five assists in 21 minutes of action
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Won the FIBA World Cup with United States Basketball (2014).
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2013· 3 entries
Rose scored 13 points and committed 8 turnovers in the loss against the Philadelphia 76ers
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Rose returned to play in Chicago for the first time, scoring 22 points against the Detroit Pistons
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In a pre-season game against the Indiana Pacers
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2012· 4 entries
Rose's ex-girlfriend, Mieka Reese, gave birth to their son Derrick Jr
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With an estimated recovery period of 8–12 months
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Rose tied his season-high with 35 points against the Philadelphia 76ers, including a basket with 20 seconds left to seal a 96–91 win
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Rose had a double-double in a 111–100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring 31 points (of which 14 on 6-of-7 shooting in the first quarter) and dishing 11 assists in a much-anticipated battle with young Spanish gu
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2011· 6 entries
Won the NBA All Star with Chicago Bulls (2011).
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Won the All NBA First Team with Chicago Bulls (2011).
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Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2011).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2011).
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Rose outdueled fellow Chicago native Dwyane Wade in a 99–96 win over the Miami Heat, scoring 34 points, of which 11 in the fourth quarter
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The year he was also voted NBA MVP of the regular season
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2010· 6 entries
In the Bulls' second game of the season, Rose scored 39 points in a 101–91 win against the Detroit Pistons
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Won the FIBA World Cup with United States Basketball (2010).
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Won the NBA All Star with Chicago Bulls (2010).
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Rose, former Memphis basketball coach John Calipari, and Memphis athletic director R
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Rose scored 39 points against the Boston Celtics, making 15–22 field goals and 9–10 free throws
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Against the Washington Wizards, Rose recorded 37 points, including a layup to win the game 121–119 with 5
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2009· 7 entries
The NCAA vacated Memphis' 2007–08 season
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Awarded NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2009).
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Awarded NBA All-Rookie Team (2009).
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The Memphis Commercial Appeal obtained the letter through the Freedom of Information Act and released it
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An NCAA investigation revealed that Rose's SAT scores had been invalidated, and as a result, the NCAA vacated Memphis' entire 2007–08 season
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And became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 at the age of 22 years and 7 months
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Rose was named the decade's third greatest high school point guard by ESPN RISE magazine behind Chris Paul and T
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2008· 3 entries
Played for Chicago Bulls (2008–2016).
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Studied at University of Memphis (2007–2008).
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Joined Chicago Bulls in 2008.
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2007· 2 entries
Played for Memphis Tigers men's basketball (2007–2008).
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Studied at Simeon Career Academy (2003–2007).
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2006· 1 entry
The Simeon Wolverines broke through and won the Chicago Public League championship held at the United Center, where Rose starred with 25 points and crowd pleasing dunks
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2003· 1 entry
Was widely noticed by collegiate coaches
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1988· 1 entry
Born 1988-10-04.
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