New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose made the decision to leave his team unannounced. Despite some backlash, he wouldn’t change anything.
While we don’t know exactly why New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose left his team unannounced, we do know he doesn’t regret the decision. Many have speculated to why he left without letting anyone know, but it appears that it was for a family emergency.
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“My family is first,” Rose told Michael Lee of The Vertical. “I didn’t make the decision off the strength of people caring about what I did. I went home, did what I had to do, because my family is before anything.”
Rose is normally a very quiet person. However, he says that he is much more comfortable around his family. His mother Brenda is who really brings out this side of Rose that we rarely see.
“Being able to talk with her, laugh with her … In my family, I’m kind of like the jokester in my house, even though that might sound strange. I’m the one that’s always telling jokes and I’m getting all of the attention,” Rose told The Vertical. “So just to have them around, being in a new city, showing them around the city, it’s all love.”
Many have speculated that Rose is homesick due to being away from his family and 4-year-old son P.J. However, he insists that those reports have been overblown.
“I know I left room for that, like space for people to think like that, but [Monday’s incident] had nothing to do with it. It doesn’t have anything to do with it,” Rose told The Vertical. “The great thing is, [Knicks president Phil Jackson and general manager Steve Mills], they knew exactly what it was and they knew where I was coming from. We had an understanding after I talked to [them].”
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Even though leaving the Knicks unannounced is unacceptable, Rose has played very well for them this season. For many years the Knicks have been without a solid point guard. Rose has certainly been an upgrade and has insisted that he wants to be with the Knicks beyond this season. As a free agent at the end of the season, we will have to wait and see if this incident affects Rose’s future in New York.