\u201cI love Chi. I love the good, the bad, the ugly \u2014 the fight, the challenge of being from here. \u2026 It\u2019s beauty in everything,\u201d Rose told Noah on the podcast. <\/p>\n
Rose played for the Bulls from 2008-2016 before being traded to the New York Knicks and bouncing around the league. He played his final NBA season for the Memphis Grizzlies. <\/p>\n
A 2023 article<\/a> in the Memphis Commercial Appeal noted that Rose and his family bought a home in Memphis, something the NBA star had not done in any of the other cities he\u2019d lived in. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t plan on ever leaving,\u201d the article headline noted.<\/p>\n Since retiring from the NBA last year, Rose has received an outpouring of love and honors from the Chicago community. The city declared Jan. 4 \u201cDerrick Rose Day\u201d in honor of the former All-Star point guard, Rose had an Englewood garden dedicated to him and the Chicago Bulls announced plans to retire Rose\u2019s jersey on Jan. 24, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rose discussed how his move back to Chicago was motivated by him wanting to be present for his three children.<\/p>\n \u201cSince I retired, I had time to really think about what\u2019s the difference between a dad and a father,\u201d Rose said, reflecting on his father\u2019s absence in his life. \u201cI always looked at my pops in the father category because he never was around.\u201d<\/p>\n Rose\u2019s commitment to his children has been shown through various outlets and social media platforms. At a Bulls home game on the evening of his Derrick Rose Day honors, Rose dedicated the occasion to his kids<\/a>. That week, Rose also played at his alma mater, Simeon Career Academy<\/a>, alongside his eldest son<\/a>, Derrick \u201cPJ\u201d Rose Jr.<\/p>\n \u201cWith PJ coming here [Chicago], I wanted him to be able to have a pure way to love the game without thinking about an NIL deal or nothing else but getting better and winning,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n In a closing monologue on his podcast episode, Noah said seeing Rose \u201cback home back home in his city is a full-circle moment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt brings meaning to this journey,\u201d Noah said. \u201cIt reminds me why our brotherhood is so strong.\u201d<\/p>\n Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO \u2014 Bulls legend Derrick Rose has moved back to Chicago after retiring from pro basketball last year,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":376827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[1322,1260,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-376826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-featured","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115544560319190040","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/010325-Derrick-Rose-Simeon-Game-Colin-Boyle-5460-1024x682.jpg\")
Derrick Rose, former Chicago Bulls point guard, played in an alumni and student basketball game at Simeon Career Academy in Chatham on Jan. 3, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n