Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf issued a statement of denial Thursday following a report in the Chicago Sun-Times detailing a level of dysfunction between the franchise and the people around point guard Derrick Rose.
Jerry Reinsdorf responds to report of discord between Derrick Rose, Bulls
There’s a report going around that details issues between the Bulls and Derrick Rose, but owner Jerry Reinsdorf has already issued a statement refuting the information.
Ethan Miller
Potential issues with the relationship between Rose and the Bulls are nothing new after two chaotic, injury-filled years, but he’s rarely acknowledged them in the past. However, at Team USA camp in Las Vegas, Rose apparently opened up a bit on his relationship with the team to the Sun-Times’ Joe Cowley, saying he knows the discord has existed.
”I’m happy I didn’t personally see it. I don’t want to see that. I kind of wonder where it was coming from because it seemed like whenever I was around, everything was all right. It bothered me because when I wasn’t around, I would hear from certain people that everything wasn’t all right.’’
Understandably, the fan bases in Chicago and across the country quickly snapped up the story, and ran with the idea of issues between Rose and the Bulls. This is something that’s happened several times since the star guard first injured his knee two-plus years ago, even if there’s been no firm information indicating its legitimacy.
Still, the talk across the local basketball landscape was enough to get the attention of Reinsdorf. Rather than simply let the situation blow over and focus on Rose's play in Vegas, he released a statement to the media refuting the information in the report (via @amandakaschube):
That’s a pretty standard denial, and most likely, there’s some truth to it. The relationship between the Bulls and Rose has long been a complicated one. Rose’s comments shouldn’t be ignored after so much smoke throughout the situation, and that’s especially true considering they concerned Reinsdorf enough to issue a response.
The Bulls and Rose should be fine once the season begins and everyone’s focus turns to the hardwood. Whether the two sides have problems or not, they’re pretty much stuck together for now, so expect them to make the best of the situation.
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