This Saturday, the Bulls will take advantage of the arrival of the Knicks to celebrate Derrick Rose, retired since the end of September. Born in Chicago, the former 2011 MVP knows that the retirement of his jersey is not planned, but he admits that it would touch him to become the 5th player in the history of the franchise to have his number retired.
“I would love to have my jersey retired. This would be my way to get closer to the Top 75, and I only say that because it’s MVP-related.”confides Derrick Rose to ESPN. “There’s only a handful, a small group that got this trophy. And to think that this way of playing, the Chicago way of playing, is not in the top 75 players in history, it makes you think a little bit or question things.”
The Bulls and the Knicks with a tribute T-shirt
On the other hand, there is no question of having a statue in front of the United Center! “ The way people make them, I don’t want a statue.” he warns, in reference to the latest, in homage to Dwyane Wade. “Jerry (Reinsdorf), no statue please. Michael (Reinsdorf), no statue…”
For the moment, no jerseys retired, no statue, but a “Derrick Rose Night” where the two teams will warm up with a T-Shirt in tribute to the former leader of the Bulls. On this T-Shirt, the numbers 1.4.25. It’s today’s date, but also the numbers worn by Rose in high school, the Bulls and the Knicks. At the same time, the Bulls, in partnership with adidas, will unveil a room called the Derrick Rose Atrium Experience. This is an ephemeral exhibition of photos and objects related to Rose’s career.
