Bulls: Fake Derrick Rose retirement report victimizes Chicago broadcasters

 

Derrick Rose is no longer a premier player in the NBA for some time now. But even though he rarely gets the spotlight these days, he is still very much around in the league. He still has a career, a fact that Chicago Bulls broadcasters seemed to have forgotten Saturday night when they fell for fake news saying that the former league Most Valuable Player has finally decided to hang up his sneakers.

While calling the game between the Bulls and the Wizards, the pair of Adam Amin and Stacey King caught a whiff of the fake news and went on to talk about it on air. One can only imagine how many people watching the game fell for it too only to later realize that it’s not true. Must be quite a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone who initially believed it.

That is simply not a good look on Amin and King, but hey, everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone has the platform they have, though, so that’s still a major gaffe on their end.

Rose is still under contract with the Memphis Grizzles, who signed the three-time NBA All-Star to a two-year deal worth $6.55 million back in 2023. At his peak, there was barely anyone better on the court than Rose. His best days in the league will always be when he was with the Bulls. He played seven seasons with Chicago and during that time, he averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the floor.

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Injuries have robbed Rose of the opportunity to add more to his basketball legacy. He has never been the same since he suffered an ACL injury during the 2012 NBA Playoffs. That said, he deserves so much respect for managing to continue his career and still be around despite all the injuries he’s been through.

Rose hasn’t been playing of late, though, as he is nursing a right osteitis pubis injury that he suffered late in February during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. So far in the 2023-24 NBA season, Rose is averaging 8.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per outing.

 

The internet can be a cruel, cruel place most days, and NBA fans don’t need to look much further than Saturday night’s broadcast between the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards.

Bulls play-by-play announcer Adam Amin and color commentator Stacey King fell for a fake report that former Bulls star, and current Memphis Grizzlies reserve, Derrick Rose, was retiring from the NBA after 15 seasons.

King brought the “report” up from the broadcast, which ended up being a fake account impersonating ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.

“It is out on the internet. Adrian Wojnarowski reporting that Derrick Rose is retiring after 15 seasons,” King said.

“How about that?” Amin responded. 

While the 35-year-old Rose is certainly closer to the end of his career than the beginning, there is no truth to him retiring from the NBA in the middle of the season.

Perhaps this is a news story to acknowledge later on, but for now, Rose is still an active player for the Grizzlies and is not retiring.

Bulls legend Derrick Rose is still in the NBA with the Grizzlies

Rose is still under contract with the Memphis Grizzles, who signed the three-time NBA All-Star to a two-year deal worth $6.55 million back in 2023. At his peak, there was barely anyone better on the court than Rose. His best days in the league will always be when he was with the Bulls. He played seven seasons with Chicago and during that time, he averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the floor.

Injuries have robbed Rose of the opportunity to add more to his basketball legacy. He has never been the same since he suffered an ACL injury during the 2012 NBA Playoffs. That said, he deserves so much respect for managing to continue his career and still be around despite all the injuries he’s been through.

Rose hasn’t been playing of late, though, as he is nursing a right osteitis pubis injury that he suffered late in February during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. So far in the 2023-24 NBA season, Rose is averaging 8.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per outing.

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