Derrick Rose

Recent Q & A

Question:

What was it like being part of the Team USA camp in Vegas?

Answer:

It was great. It was an honor to be invited, and I hope I made a good impression. Just to be there and play with so many great players was a good learning experience and a lot of fun for me. I can't wait for future opportunities with Team USA!

Question:

Are you there all the time and on all the 4 days of the camp?

Answer:

Yes! I'll be there throughout the camp meeting everyone and teaching all the campers.

Question:

What are you most looking forward to about all-star weekend?

Answer:

Just being with the fans. Being with my family. And just having fun, that's what the whole experience is about. Just having fun down there and learning some leadership skills while I'm down there with those great players.

Question:

How does it feel to be an all-star?

Answer:

I really can't describe it right now. It really hasn't hit me. Hopefully, when I get down to Dallas that's when it will really hit me, I know. I really didn't know there wasn't an All-Star for the Bulls since Mike in '98 or something like that, so just thinking about that it's amazing.

Question:

at the moment, are you a bigger Memphis fan or Kentucky fan?

Answer:

Memphis. I'll always be a Memphis fan. But my coach [John Calipari] is in Kentucky, so I'm their fan too, but I'm definitely a Memphis fan.

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Updates

Fri, Jan 22nd 2010, 14:00

Rose to assist Haiti with points against Suns

Derrick Rose likes to say he’s a pass-first guard who only tries to take over games offensively if the need is there.

But one could excuse the Bulls’ guard if he shot every time he touched it tonight against the Suns.

Rose joined a huge initiative created by the Wasserman Media Group, which has 47 NBA players as clients, to donate a minimum of $500,000 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. President Clinton will announce the program at halftime of tonight’s Knicks-Lakers game, and Rose is one of 10 clients who plans to donate $1,000 for every point scored.

“It means a lot to me to help out,” Rose said. “That situation is part of all of us, the world period. It makes you feel good to donate and help others. I’m a caring guy so that’s something that really hurt me.”

Rose joked that he indeed planned to shoot more because “the more I score, the more I help out.”
The Wasserman Media Group initiative, which also featured unspecified contributions from Bulls rookie James Johnson and former Bull Ben Wallace, is just one of many philanthropic efforts to assist Haiti across the sports landscape.