{"id":247557,"date":"2025-08-23T21:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/247557\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T21:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:32:21","slug":"when-did-derrick-rose-retire-chicago-bulls-announce-retirement-of-the-nba-legends-no-1-jersey-to-honor-their-former-mvp-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/247557\/","title":{"rendered":"When did Derrick Rose retire? Chicago Bulls announce retirement of the NBA legend’s No. 1 jersey to honor their former MVP | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhenDerrick Rose’s No.1 jersey is retiring (Image via Instagram \/ @drose) Chicago Bulls have formally announced the date for the most anticipated night at the United Centre this season. On Thursday, the team announced that Derrick Rose<\/a> will see his No. 1 jersey go up in the rafters on January 24, 2026. The event, called “Derrick Rose Jersey Retirement Night,” will be a momentous occasion for both Chicago and Bulls supporters. The event will take place almost 2 and half years after the player\u2019s retirement on 26 September 2024. The Bulls will honor various phases of Derrick Rose’s career by giving away collectibles like figurines and others. <\/p>\n

Former MVP Derrick Rose set to become the fifth player recognized in the franchise\u2019s history<\/p>\n

Part II of the organization’s retirement ceremony for Derrick Rose will take place at the event. About the event, the Chicago Bulls stated in a release:”The Chicago Bulls will retire Derrick Rose\u2019s No. 1 jersey on Jan. 24, 2026, in a postgame ceremony on the court when the team hosts the Boston Celtics. The celebrations will feature a United Center atrium experience, presented by BMO, FanDuel, Giordano\u2019s, and Paylocity for fans to enjoy throughout the evening.\u201dThe Chicago icon, who has played in the NBA for 16 years, will be the fifth player in the history of the team to have his number retired. He will be joining Jerry Sloan, Scottie Pippen, Bob Love, and Michael Jordan. In order to distribute Derrick Rose figurines while supplies last, the Chicago Bulls<\/a> have scheduled four more game dates for the 2025-26 season. Additionally, along with retiring his number for the upcoming season, the Bulls will also honor various phases of his career by giving away different things. This will include different collectible figurines- a Rookie of the Year figurine, a Face Mask Derrick Rose figurine, an MVP Derrick Rose figurine, and a green jersey Derrick Rose figurine. The Chicago Bulls will also host the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 19, 2026, to give away the figurines.<\/p>\n

Derrick Rose\u2019s greatest career highlights: From youngest MVP to Bulls icon<\/p>\n

Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls’ number one draft pick, spearheaded that 2011 season and transformed the team. His three All-Star nods and Rookie of the Year award in 2009 illustrate his immediate and consistent effort.\"Derrick<\/p>\n

Derrick Rose is an NBA legend (Image via Instagram \/ @drose)<\/p>\n

Most notably, he rejuvenated the Bulls with seven straight playoff appearances from 2008 to 2015). At just 22, Derrick Rose was the youngest MVP in NBA<\/a> history during that 2011 season. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team in 2011 and was the youngest player to win the NBA MVP Award. He was a three-time NBA All-Star from 2010 to 2012. Derrick Rose helped the Chicago Bulls win the Eastern Conference title for three straight seasons and led the team to the greatest NBA record in 2010-11.Also read: Dwyane Wade reacts as LeBron James passed on Chicago Bulls in 2010 after Derrick Rose failed to recruit him<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derrick Rose’s No.1 jersey is retiring (Image via Instagram \/ @drose) Chicago Bulls have formally announced the date…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[19484,7,920,42001,919,329,41605,26241,3824,1025,42000,41998,41997,41999,6,42002],"class_list":{"0":"post-247557","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-19484","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-bulls","11":"tag-bulls-honor-derrick-rose","12":"tag-chicago","13":"tag-chicago-bulls","14":"tag-chicago-bulls-jersey-retirement","15":"tag-chicago-bulls-news","16":"tag-chicagobulls","17":"tag-derrick-rose","18":"tag-derrick-rose-career-highlights","19":"tag-derrick-rose-mvp","20":"tag-derrick-rose-retirement","21":"tag-january-24","22":"tag-nba","23":"tag-nba-jersey-retirement-ceremony"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115080222746365778","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}