What is Derrick Rose?
[[File:Derrick Rose 03.jpg|alt=|thumb|Derrick Rose in February 2011]] '''Derrick Martell Rose Sr.''' (born October 4, 1988 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[basketball]] player. He currently plays for the [[Detroit Pistons]]. He plays at the position of point guard. He attended [[college]] at [[University of Memphis]] where he played basketball with the Memphis Tigers. Rose was drafted out of college by the [[Chicago Bulls]] with the 1st overall pick in the 1st round of the 2008 NBA Draft. Rose was named the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player. He is the youngest person to win an NBA MVP. On October 9, 2012, Rose's girlfriend, Mieka Reese, gave birth to their son, Derrick Rose, Jr.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Zillgitt|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/bulls/2013/02/12/derrick-rose-injury-acl-return-chicago-fatherhood/1913639/ |title=Derrick Rose: From agony of injury to joy of fatherhood |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2013-02-13 |access-date=2013-03-27}}</ref> On June 22, 2016, Rose was traded to the [[New York Knicks]]. He signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the off season. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commons category|Derrick Rose}} *{{Basketballstats|nba=derrick_rose|bbr=r/rosede01}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Derrick}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African-American basketball players]] [[Category:Chicago Bulls players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]] [[Category:New York Knicks players]] [[Category:American basketball players]]