Rose talks fame, fatherhood, Cavs and redemption
LOS ANGELES — Derrick Rose has some secrets.
He often plays chess online against random people who have no idea that their king is being attacked by the 2011 NBA MVP. He was a decent tennis and baseball player in high school. He’s spent a good amount of time this summer studying the life of Albert Einstein. He watches documentaries.
Most people don’t know these things. Rose doesn’t care if people know these things.
Here’s what Rose hopes people know, or at least soon know: He believes he’s still among the NBA elite. So for Rose, this season alongside LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers is a reset, maybe a redemption, maybe even a reinvention. He made $21 million last season; he’ll make about $2 million this season after signing for the minimum, even after averaging 18 points with the dysfunctional New York Knicks a year ago.
Now — recovered from a fourth knee surgery — Rose is set to start anew and resume chasing what would be his first NBA title.
Associated Press
Full Article: http://sports.inquirer.net/263022/nba-cleveland-cavaliers-derrick-rose-redemption
He often plays chess online against random people who have no idea that their king is being attacked by the 2011 NBA MVP. He was a decent tennis and baseball player in high school. He’s spent a good amount of time this summer studying the life of Albert Einstein. He watches documentaries.
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| In this Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, photo, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard, Derrick Rose poses for a photo at his agent’s Wasserman Media Group offices in Los Angeles. Rose, 28, the former MVP is coming off a fourth knee surgery, though now will be pairing with LeBron James and joining a team that has made three consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) |
Here’s what Rose hopes people know, or at least soon know: He believes he’s still among the NBA elite. So for Rose, this season alongside LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers is a reset, maybe a redemption, maybe even a reinvention. He made $21 million last season; he’ll make about $2 million this season after signing for the minimum, even after averaging 18 points with the dysfunctional New York Knicks a year ago.
Now — recovered from a fourth knee surgery — Rose is set to start anew and resume chasing what would be his first NBA title.
Associated Press
Full Article: http://sports.inquirer.net/263022/nba-cleveland-cavaliers-derrick-rose-redemption
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