When it is all said and done, Derrick Rose will go down as a Chicago sports legend. The former NBA MVP only spent eight of his 16 seasons in the Windy Cit but left his mark on the fanbase. During a period where the Bulls struggled after the golden era of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, Rose ensured team’s still feared visiting the United Center.
Many Bulls fans still follow Rose’s career closely and try to stay up to date with any breaking news. Chicago Bulls play-by-play announcers Stacey King and Adam Amin broke the news of Derrick Rose’s retirement during the first quarter of the team’s game against the Washington Wizards. That news, however, turned out to be false.
Welp. The Bulls broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago fell for a fake Adrian Wojnarowski tweet that Derrick Rose has retired.
Stacey King and Adam Amin on the call. 🏀🎙️😬pic.twitter.com/Pj7aEznY09
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 17, 2024
X, formerly known as Twitter, can be a dangerous place and King and Amin found themselves in an embarrassing situation when they passed on news from a parody account of well-known NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. The post, which turned out to be from @Wojdespn, and not @Wojespn (the real “Woj”), caused confusion among many basketball fans after it went viral on social media.
BREAKING: Derrick Rose is announcing his retirement after 15 seasons, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/i14Wt8slNa
— Adrian Wojnarowski ᶠᵃⁿ (@wojdespn) March 16, 2024
Just to be crystal clear, Derrick Rose has not announced his retirement. He continues to play Memphis Grizzlies in Tennessee.
This season, the three-time All-Star has featured in 24 games and is averaging eight points, 1.9 rebound, 3.3 assists and shooting 46.1 percent from the field.
Over an illustrious career than has spanned 16 years and six different franchises, Rose has gone on to score 12,572 points and record 3770 assists.
