I remember when he got 50 with the twolves and nearly cried I was so happy for him

I think Derrick Rose is one of the most universally loved players.

D Rose and Kobe Bryant got me into basketball. Christmas 2011 I was 15 watching the Bulls and Lakers to give basketball a try. And my hometown Bulls won on that D Rose floater. Been a fan since

At the height of his powers, Drose was unstoppable. His silent charisma was unmatched. He would terrorize the league and destroy your home team but you just couldn't hate the man

Rose going into the lane while wade was on him and lebron trying to chase him down for the block and rose still made the bucket between them was incredible

Derrick deserves everything he’s gotten in the league man, most NBA fans know this guys story & his struggles. I’m so glad that after all the injuries he managed to come back & still retain the love from the fans, i still have all the D-Rose kicks i wore in Middle School.

I don’t want Derrick Rose to be ever forgotten in the world of Basketball

D Rose is a Chicago legend just like Michael Jordan and will be forever in our hearts in Chicago. He changed basketball culture in the city. I remember everyone wanted to play like D Rose when he won MVP growing up as a kid. Everyone had his jersey including myself. Chicago has always been a basketball city. Youngest MVP in NBA HISTORY! Chicago Native D Rose!

Only Chicagoan’s know what it was like during that “see red “ era of the Bulls. We had a great Team in that 2011 year . D rose , Deng, Kyle Korver, Carlos Boozer and Noah .. I miss that team . So much heart and Grit. A true Chicago style Basketball team 🥲

After Jordan retired and then Kobe and Shaq split up, I kind of took a hiatus from watching basketball because my Pacers had to get rid of everyone post Malice at the Palice. D Rose was the dude that got me back into it. The way he moved in transition and when he floated, it didn’t look normal. People don’t realize how crazy he was. He had the Ja Morant type hangtime, Prime Westbrook Speed, and his shiftiness was better than anybody I had seen. Maybe AI but I thought D Rose took it to another level.

You can tell Joakim really loved Derrick. They were legit brothers.

It was his rookie year, set record for points in a playoff debut with 36 against the Celtics. Long live DRose!

JJ hit the nail on the head on the ‘hope’ Derrick brought to so many in Chicago. I was at his first game opening night against the Bucks in 2008. When he ran out of the tunnel and PA announcer Tommy Edwards bellowed “Frommmm Chicagooo” for the very first time, the building had not reached those volume levels since 98. The rose that grew from the concrete. He will get MVP chants every time he is here until the day he retires. It is an unconditional love for a hooper that made so many people believe and our town will show him that as long as he is around.

Damn I miss d rose. What Noah said was right though, we love rose in Chicago so much because he was truly the hometown kid. He came from the southside, went to simeon (if you from Chicago you know what simeon means to us) from englewood, he walk like us, talk like us. Everybody wanted to love the dream of being drafted #1 to the bulls. He carried himself well throughout that time period too. Miss you rose!

I could listen to Joakin Noah speak hoop all day. He’s a gifted speaker

As a fellow college student from Chicago I grew up idolizing D Rose. The amount he meant for the city of Chicago is unmatched. Pre-injury he was the most explosive point guard ever

Jo a the man,, the amount of love he has in Chicago shows what a dawg he is. Was definitely the spirit and energy of those Bulls teams, god i miss it

Authenticity is what makes DRose a captivating fellow.

I think part of why he’s so loved is that he was calm as can be but had freakish explosiveness, it was that Yin and Yang dynamic. Also the perseverance he’s shown over time is really inspirational.

Drose got me into basketball. "I wanna go higher." I remember watching all those highlight tapes. Have a few drose jerseys and a couple Bulls flat bills from the high school days. I loved him man.

Man Derrick Rose was one of those players that you really HAD to watch during that time to fully grasp how amazing he was. Everything about him felt so...heroic? Like he played and carried himself with a larger than life aura. He truly was unstoppable, like Joakim said players feared him, you saw it in their body language. Like the Miami Heat was THE villain to beat in the league and Derrick Rose with the Bulls were the only ones that people felt that could take them down. The Pacers surprised a lot of people because they went hard against Miami but Bulls were THE team that could truly beat them. To this day there have been a lot of players that remind me of Derrick like Ja, Westbrook, Kyrie but none of them give off the same aura as Rose. The other only player that game me the same feeling that Rose did was Curry during his 2 MVP season.

D Rose pinnacle was one of the best few year runs the NBA has ever seen... Absolutely incredible, must see ball player. He gave fans and the viewers his all every night.

42yr old Australian and Drose is talked about every week in my house. We have signed Jerseys, shoes, ball etc in the Collection. We have followed him all the way and will continue to all the way to the end. Humble shy dude who I feel is a mirror image to my own personality. Australia loves Drose.

Rose is still my all-time favorite point guard to have watched. I'm glad Noah brought up how some people turned on him when he didn't come back right away because that made me mad. He didn't feel his body was right yet, making sure to look out for his long term health and instead of trying to understand his thinking some people immediately questioned his toughness. He's proven how tough he is because he kept coming back and some people to need to learn a player being cautious with their health knows a lot more of what's going on with their body as opposed to some fan sitting at home passing judgement.

He is so loved because he was humble. He had every right to be arrogant and obnoxious and we would have loved his ability. His humility and drive made him a fan favorite. DRose reminds me of Barry Sanders. Insane player, amazing work ethic, unreal humility. -Detroit Pistons fan

Man that 2011 year gave me one of the best childhood memories remember coming back from basketball practice running to the house to watch the bulls game on wgn at that time when Neil funk and stacey King were announcing together one of the games that stuck with me was that Houston game when D hit that buzzer man this guy always found an answer I would give anything back to live those moments

Being from Chicago and missing the Jordan era for the Bulls. D Rose meant everything to Bulls fans who didn’t get the chance to witness Jordan’s run. Till this day the what ifs will forever be bittersweet of what his career would looked like.

I still remember the series against the Celtics. I went to one of the games in 2009. Nearly every game went into overtime! Feels like yesterday.

this is so good. would love to hear d rose on a pod one time

The youngest MVP ever, in a league with Prime Kobe, Prime Lebron, Prime Dwade, and many more. Derrick found a way to come above them all. Kids nowadays truly missed out on seeing DRose in his prime. He had the explosiveness of a prime Russell Westbrook but had the grace and shiftiness of an MJ or Ja Morant. He was incredible

Chicago will forever love Derek Rose 🌹

D rose played against my HS for the championship in Chicago at the Allstate arena. (Simion -vs- Washington) both Hood schools When I seen him do windmill dunk and then get a steal and do a windmill dunk back to back. It was crazy!!! he gave many people hope from the hood.

He was a beast and a honestly great person. That video of him getting the news of his trade was so sad!

I'm glad Noah mentioned most point guards during that time did not want to see Derrick Rose

I was only 6 when Jordan won his 6th championship. I'm from Chicago and to see a Chicago native leading the team was special. My Noah jersey is my favorite jersey I own and the Rose/Noah era was my favorite era of my favorite team.

watching D rose grew my love for basketball. I got every single shoe, shot hoops every single night. had me having nba dreams lmao. he had so many iconic moments in a short time. The dunk over Goran, alley oop vs the pistons, reverse dunk at the garden, buzzer beater against houston, dunk through wade/bron, christmas day game winner, etc etc.

Being from Chicago, life long Bulls fan who also grew up during the Bulls dynasty.... Watching Derrick play from Simeon all the way to the last day he had a Bulls jersey on was a dream come true. From '09-2012 specifically, he had the city in the palm of his hand, but was so humble about it. He really was a symbol of hope in Chicago during a very dark time and the oncoming days ahead of it.

Drose not only my favorite basketball player of all time but my favorite athlete of all time he is the reason basketball is my favorite he is reason bulls are my favorite team and the fact he is from my city means the world to me growing up in north side Chicago in late 2000s early 2010s you would think kids wanted to be like Mike but we wanted to be like Derrick 🤝 Chicago legend there will never be another Drose I hope he comes back home to us to finish his career we would sell out the United Center every game the bulls should have never traded him to New York

He was the sign of hope. I am 10 years older than him and he inspires me in life. That my friends is what you call powerful.

The playoff performance against Boston was actually his rookie year , makes it even wilder. Game winning blocks and all 4 overtime games in the series from an 8 seed against number 1, with a 3OT game in there

That first knee injury was absolutely heartbreaking. As a Chicago fan and born and raised resident of the city, the city knew that we had found our new MJ. Especially after that MVP season. But the people of Chicago fell in the love with the guy based upon the person and not just his incredible talent and abilities. But after that second injury, the fans of Chicago and the league as a whole knew he’d never fully recover. It’s amazing that he’s been able to sustain a long-standing NBA career having battled thru those injuries. But the league was robbed of what could have been one of the best at his position had he not endured those injuries. Not to mention the dynasty that could have been created, championships, etc.

Love The Heart And Passion That Noah Has.D Rose Too.They Were Alway's A Thorn In The Heat's Side.I Loved The Fact That They Never Backed Down..From Anyone.We Were So Close To Besting Them.D Rose Will Alway's Be My M.V.P.Love Noah Too.

As someone who lives in "Chicago" Burbs I started watching basketball again because of Noah/Derricks/Thibs team. These guys had so much heart and promise. But it was painful to watch Derrick get hurt again and again. Thibs running dudes for 47 minutes a game, Taj, Noah, and then Butler later. Then seeing them get to the playoff through pure effort and passion and by the end looking tired and defeated. Not easy. I think Noah makes a good point, going from the top to a steep fall. It was all over so quickly and just like life, most of the time you don't get second chances. As far as Derrick, I personally went from thinking he was soft to having the deepest respect for him never giving up and doing everything he could to change his game and play. Even if it was less money, time etc. Hats off to all of them, best wishes.

A lot of younger NBA fans just won't realize the impact prime D-Rose had on the NBA. He was an absolute monster. He would eviscerate defenses night in and night out and had the most incredible layup package of probably the past decade. It was just insane watching him play back when he was in Chicago. To think what he could've done with just a few more years without injury. Players really start hitting their stride (skills + athleticism) when they hit 25-28 and that's exactly when D-Rose got injured

I’d like to share moment I knew Derek was special “does anyone remember the skills challenge his rookie year? Derek won the challenge but he finished it with a windmill dunk that made me jump out of my couch and say he is the next big thing. Derek Rose 🌹 is and wil always be my favorite PG

You guys need to get Derrick Rose in here. My favorite player since he was in Chicago and now he plays for my city NEW YORK. He's pass his prime but still it's truly a dream come true man.

Noah is a fantastic storyteller

Jo was always a solid dude man. Still remember that game 7 against the Nets where he went off.

Since Jo couldn't say, I'll give my most devastating Rose plays (this is not in order): 1. The block on Rondo in '08 R1 2. The alley-oop dunk on the Pistons 3. The fast break poster on Dragic 4. The game winner on the Bucks in '12 5. The game winner on the Heat in '15 R2

Noah just seems like such a genuine and authentic dude

Please film an interview with "The D Rose". Would absolutely love it. This guy was such a star and there is only little bit about himself out there which actually is a shock.

It was May 9th, 2015. I was always a hooper but never got around to actually watching the nba cause I was taught that they don’t play real basketball and that it was basically globetrotter basketball. But that day I decided I would watch my first ever nba game. It was the Bulls vs the Cavs game 3 of the series and I watched magic. D Rose made me fall in love with the nba and forever he will be my favorite player. Wish I could of watched him live in his prime

Goran Dragic is one of the greatest European players ever but he never gets his flowers.

all those derrick rose commercials back then would give me chills.

“What are you doing Dragic? Did you NOT get the memo?? Derrick Rose can go upstairs!”

Always will love D Rose, definition of a baller. Gotta give love to Joakim too, dude played with 150% every game....even when he was at the point in his career where he couldn't do it consistently he still balled out. Salute.

When I saw Rose being the only one not dancing at the allstar game with the rest of the allstars while they were being introduced.. that’s the moment I knew how humble/shy he was.

I skipped work to watch the game live, I was so lucky. I've never loved basketball as much as I did at that moment.

My favorite 2k is the one with D Rose on it. DRose was a beast before the injury I’m mad nobody tried to fix how he landed after dunks because that could’ve helped him alot

Rose, Duncan and Kawhi would be a really fun guy talk

Joakim got tons of love in CHicago. the love is still here

Will always love that Bulls Squad; Captain Kirk, DRose, BG, loul and joakim. Made me love the game

Drose and Joakim Noah meant so much to me as a kid still mean a lot. I’m 21 so I didn’t grow up with MJ. Them and Kobe are why i love basketball.

At the top of his game hands down one of the best ever!! 🌹

We used to go to the park to watch Derrick play wit “the grown ups”. He was a basketball MACHINE!!! Played pick up all around the city and his name rang bells as a CHILD!! He was a legend in Chicago before he went to Memphis 💯🫡 and shoutsout to his brothers always holdin him down and keepin him on path too. They don’t get enough love!!

Joe saying the mvp is a gift and curse is by far the truest thing ever. I remember reading about that somewhere someone said the same thing about the mvp award being a curse and gift. Derrick rose gave his mvp award to his mother he didn’t keep it instead he gave it to his mom. Rose didn’t care about no mvp award he didn’t play for a mvp award he was playing for his family and the city of Chicago he wanted to bring a championship so badly here. Derrick rose is the peoples champ

Imagine people, in any situation in life, talking about you the way Joakim Noah speaks about his teammate Derrick Rose

The illest D.Rose okay for me is when he hit the 3 on the Cavs & showed no emotion while the whole arena was going crazy

D Rose is the one who got me into basketball, he exudes everything I want to be as a person, he was magical. I've watched hundreds of games after that, present and past, but he'll always remain my favourite player ever. Still support any team he's on and he's probably the only "celebrity" I would cry in front of if I ever met him.

The video of D Rose at all star game just standing there while everyone dances encapsulates his personality perfectly

He lit the fire back into Chicago that was missing since Jordan was there. Love D Rose! --Kings Fan

Man I love D.Rose! Kobe got me into basketball but Rose made me fall in love w the game. Forever a legend 🤞🏽

*D. Rose a Living Chicago legend* 🖤

This is such a dope interview. Joakim understands the fans

Correction that Boston series wasn’t his second year in the league it was his rookie year

WE NEED DERRICK ON THE POD JJ ‼️‼️‼️‼️

Humble, hardworking, and oh so talented. Chicago will always love and have a special place for Derrick Rose in our hearts that no other player can ever replace ❤

The play that stands above is that Two hand Back scratch Dunk on Dragic. It was nastyyyyyyyy

As a Miami Heat fan, I just wanted to see Derrick recover and being back to being that amazing player who took your breath away with what he could do. That Bulls team was super scary, and it seemed like they had a bunch of bullies, but were led by this super cool and talented dude. I guess I don't know why I like D Rose, what made him different than any other superstar player, but he was amazing to watch and I just wanted to see him do well after his injury.

It was a time when Derrick Rose was my favorite PG. Dude was literally my hero

Derek Rose is criminally underrated. Very few people know how special he was. There's all the east coast sports bias, and LeBron lovers who constantly short changed Derek's ability during his prime. He was singlehandedly tasked with the load of doing all the scoring all the time. He was clutch AF too...

Chicago got some savages Drose, Pat Bev, Isiah, Q. Rich and many more. Even though KG a Carolina dude I’m sure he got his attitude during his highschool times in Chicago

Too Big, too Strong, too Fast, TOO GOOD. Look up that Dragic dunk clip if you've never seen it, the announcers going crazy 😤

been a heat fan since 2000, Derrick rose had me scared forreal, i think one more solid player on the bulls would have put them over the top against the big 3

Derrick Rose is loved by so many people. That man is a legend

Love you Joakim! You held Derrick and the city down!

People tend not to remember but the Top PG's in the league were afraid of D.Rose! Steph, John Wall, Chris Paul, Monte Ellis, etc. Rose put a numbers on them guys. Westbrook is the only Guard that went bucket for bucket with Rose!

One of my favorite bulls players commenting on the hometown hero….? I needed this. Shout out to the rest of the roster and the bench mob 1.0. That 62-20 team was everything.

Derrick is my favorite bull ever.

Noah also beloved Bulls. ❤🙏Deng, Kirk also

D. Rose was the total package. Dude was straight dynamite. The world loves when a guy's got that dawg in em. Rose had that dawg in him.

Derrick Rose’s Two-Hand Backscratcher will forever be iconic to me reminds me of his poster on Dragic

2:35 the dunk on Dragic, when his body bounced off him in mid air DRose was loved by all, win or lose you loved watching him play your team

Till this day, my favorite ball player ♥️ nothing but love for drose

Prime D Rose was scary good. He was the Barry Sanders of basketball. Always will love D Rose

We want DROSE on the pod, c'mon guys hit like and let's make JJ know that we want DROSE. C'mon JJ lets make it happen.

When he got that 50 for the Wolves a shed a tear. That was one that will stick in the memory.

Absolutely love Drose 💪🏿

Derrick Rose grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago. Chicago gets a bad rap nowadays nationally. So It not hard to root for a guy like this to make it and hope he succeeds

From the Chicago area. The collective devastation when he went down in the playoffs was unreal. One of the most exciting players I’ve ever seen. And I was there for the Jordan years.