As Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose possibly starts the 2015-16 season on the bench due to another injury, his teammate Jimmy Butler is reportedly not thrilled with the former MVP's work ethic.
That is according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, citing a source who is a former member of the Bulls:
According to the source, Butler considers Rose a friend, but “doesn’t have a lot of respect for his work ethic.’’ In Butler’s mind, Rose was considered the face of the franchise, and if the face of the franchise wasn’t busting his butt in practice every day, especially last season, what was the message to the rest of the team?
New Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg is quoted in Cowley's report as praising Butler's work ethic, noting the 26-year-old has the same drive to be great that Hoiberg's former teammates, Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan, had in their prime.
There have been rumblings about tension brewing between Butler and Rose, dating back to the Bulls' Game 6 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 playoffs, according to Dan Bernstein of CBSChicago.com:
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Jimmy Butler Reportedly Doesn’t Respect Derrick Rose’s Work Ethic
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