Last night, Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose swiftly denied comments attributed to him in an ESPN The Magazine story that suggested the NBA had a serious problem with performance-enhancing drugs. On Monday, ESPN The Magazine sent out a statement of their own that stood behind the accuracy of Rose's comments. Via Ken Berger of CBSSports.com.
ESPN The Magazine Stands ‘Firmly’ Behind Derrick Rose PEDs Comment
"‘Scale of 1-10' is an ongoing project in The Magazine, for which a group of contributing reporters routinely ask athletes in various sports a series of questions about all manner of topics. On Nov. 26, 2010, one of these contributors interviewed Derrick Rose before a Bulls-Nuggets game in Denver, and while we firmly stand by our representation of Derrick's response to our question about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in his sport, only he can speak to his understanding of the question and the intent of his answer."
Rose had reportedly answered the question by saying the drug problem in the NBA is at a seven on that scale. If you’re wondering why ESPN The Magazine chose to run Rose’s quote just now when it was a question asked of him last November, then feel free to wonder along with me.
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