{"id":561808,"date":"2026-01-26T12:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/561808\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:13:25","slug":"derrick-roses-emotional-jersey-retirement-ceremony-features-heartwarming-moment-with-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/561808\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Rose’s Emotional Jersey Retirement Ceremony Features Heartwarming Moment with Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most electrifying players in modern NBA history, Derrick Rose<\/a>was honored with an emotional jersey retirement ceremony<\/a> Saturday at the United Center in Chicago. Alongside his family<\/a> and a sold-out crowd, Rose watched as his No. 1 Chicago Bulls jersey was raised to the rafters, a fitting tribute to the Bulls legend\u2019s long and influential career. But it was an emotional moment with his young son<\/a>London that stole the show and cemented Rose\u2019s legacy as \u201cdad goals\u201d as well.<\/p>\n

In a touching moment shared on social media, Rose can be seen addressing the fervent crowd at his jersey retirement<\/a> ceremony Saturday. As he shares his remarks, Rose notices his son London, 6, getting emotional with tears streaming down the little one\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Rose stops to address his son directly, offering statements of affirmation while comforting him. Fans were delighted by Rose\u2019s commitment to his family, saying he \u201cset the bar for fatherhood<\/a> far.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Derrick Rose\u2019s NBA Career<\/p>\n

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft<\/a> by his hometown Chicago Bulls, Rose emerged as an NBA standout thanks to his explosive playing style and scoring ability. He became the youngest player to win the league\u2019s Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 at the age of 22 and also won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2009.<\/p>\n

A three-time NBA All-Star, Derrick Rose helped define the Chicago Bulls in the post-Michael Jordan era. Though he also played for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Memphis Grizzlies, Rose is most associated with the Chicago Bulls. He retired from professional basketball in 2024.<\/p>\n

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The Retirement Ceremony<\/p>\n

Derrick Rose\u2019s retirement ceremony took place Saturday following the win over the Boston Celtics<\/a>. Despite threats of a winter storm hitting much of the East Coast and Midwest, fans packed the arena to pay tribute to the Chicago legend.<\/p>\n

Though Saturday\u2019s ceremony marks the official end of Rose\u2019s professional basketball career, it also cements his longstanding association with the Chicago Bulls and highlights his deep connection and devotion to his family.<\/p>\n

Related: Watch Mookie Betts’ Son Throw the Cutest First Pitch Ever<\/a><\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Jan 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the most electrifying players in modern NBA history, Derrick Rosewas honored with an emotional jersey retirement…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[7,75,920,919,329,3824,193,1025,188,177,152,6,191,76558],"class_list":{"0":"post-561808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-boston-celtics","10":"tag-bulls","11":"tag-chicago","12":"tag-chicago-bulls","13":"tag-chicagobulls","14":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","15":"tag-derrick-rose","16":"tag-detroit-pistons","17":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","18":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-new-york-knicks","21":"tag-retirement-ceremony"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115961345205894345","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561808","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=561808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}