All Eyes Shift to Derrick Rose in Team USA’s FIBA Warm-Ups

August 16th, 2014 by John Wilmes Leave a reply »

CHICAGO—Reporters swarm Derrick Rose the instant he’s free for questions, running without thought by the likes of Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Stephen Curry to shower the Chicago Bulls point guard with attention. From the looks of things, you wouldn't know that Team USA has an exhibition game against rival Brazil on Saturday in Chicago—a healthy Rose is the main event.

Team USA has made its way to Rose’s hometown, but he’s been the center of the Americans’ summer since the moment they took the floor in Las Vegas, holding the spotlight firmly, save for the boom of Paul George's horrific leg injury. Everyone’s eager to see the folk hero and 2011 NBA MVP return to form. Especially on the cusp of an NBA season with an unusually wide open Eastern Conference, thanks to the trimming of the Miami Heat's Big Three to a Big Two.

Rose could hold the key to an Eastern Conference power shift, but he processes the fervor over his fame with an increasing affability these days.

“I don’t have fear, I have faith,” he says when asked about George’s injury, along wit ...

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