There was no beating around the bush, Detroit native Jalen Rose stated his wishes clearly.
“I would love to be a minority owner of the Detroit Pistons,” he told The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch as part of a Q&A.
Rose, who turns 47 on Jan. 30, was born in Detroit and went to Southwestern High School. He grew up in the Motor City while his father, Jimmy Walker, played for the Pistons from 1967-72.
Rose’s connection to the Pistons evidently goes deeper than that. He founded the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in downtown Detroit in 2011.