Star Tribune · Nov 9, 2018
Wolves guard Derrick Rose resurrects career, improves his long-range shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif.– Derrick Rose carries his “Wilson” almost everywhere he goes.
He’ll carry it with him when he’s leaving to board a team bus. He’ll take it on the floor for warmups. Sometimes he’ll just hold it while he’s sitting in the locker room.
Rose’s Wilson, a reference to the Tom Hanks film “Castaway,” is a 4½-pound olive green weighted ball, roughly the same size as a basketball, that Rose uses to work out. Rose insists his Wilson is special.
“It’s the only ball like this in the world,” Rose said. “You can go try to find it. The company don’t exist anymore. They don’t make a 4.5-pound ball anymore.”