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Thu, Jan 29th 2009, 10:23
Derrick Rose has full plate at All-Star weekend
On the day he learned he would play in the Rookie Challenge and that his jersey ranks as the ninth-highest seller in the league, Derrick Rose also confirmed he would participate in the skills challenge as part of NBA All-Star weekend.
“I’ve put a lot of thought into it and I’m going to do it,” Rose said after the Bulls’ shootaround at a local health club. “This could be a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
That thought is doubtful, but representative of the genuine humility of Rose, whose next appearance at All-Star weekend could be as part of the big-boys game.
As it stands, Rose will join rookies including Miami’s Michael Beasley, the Clippers’ Eric Gordon, Memphis’ O.J. Mayo and Portland’s Greg Oden in the Feb. 13 game against second-year players headed by Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant.
“I never thought I’d be playing in it because I thought I’d have a learning year,” Rose said, laying the humility on thick. “You think about the [regular-season] games and the job you have, not All-Star activities. But for me to be in it, I can’t wait.
“And we’re going to try to win. I know a lot of players in my class are real competitive. For us to be around each other should be fun.”
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