“Be patient. I’m good. I’m just taking my time,’’ Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose said in an article with Marcus J.Spears of The Undefeated back in 2017.
In case anyone has forgotten, in 2011 Rose was at the height of his career. Fresh off winning an MVP award, making the All-Star Team, and leading his team all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, he was becoming the face of the most exciting league in the world.
Rose was living the dream.
On April, 28, 2012 the Rose fans knew and loved had faded away when he tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.