On Saturday evening, the Chicago Bulls are hosting the Washington Wizards at the United Center. Before the game, there was a fake post that went viral on X, which stated that Derrick Rose (who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies) was retiring. Rose is not retiring, and the post was from a parody account. However, the Bulls television broadcast thought the report was accurate and spoke about it on the air. Via Awful Announcing: "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. ️ " Rose was the first pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Memphis and is in his 15th season playing in the league. He spent the first seven seasons of his career playing for the Bulls and won the 2011 MVP Award. Unfortunately, the three-time NBA All-Star dealt with injuries, but he was able to become a serviceable role player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons (fol
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