Jemarl Baker Jr. answered questions from reporters from his bedroom on Wednesday with a poster of Derrick Rose throwing down a one-handed dunk hanging above his bed frame.
Other than the late Kobe Bryant, Rose is Baker’s favorite player of all-time.
“I feel like everybody really loved Derrick Rose,” Baker said on the Zoom call.
The two combo guards actually have a lot in common.
Rose was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2011—then tore his ACL the following season and has never been the same player.