{"id":80291,"date":"2025-06-06T06:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/80291\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T06:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:05:13","slug":"nba-legend-derrick-rose-makes-personal-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/80291\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Legend Derrick Rose Makes Personal Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\/nba-legend-derrick-rose-makes-personal-announcement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA Legend Derrick Rose Makes Personal Announcement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBA Legend Derrick Rose Makes Personal Announcement<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bulls legend Derrick Rose recently retired after 15 seasons in the NBA. Selected No. 1 overall by Chicago in the 2008 NBA draft, Rose quickly ascended to superstardom with the Bulls. Becoming the youngest league MVP in 2011, Rose helped lead Chicago to a 62-20 record before losing in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Injuries unfortunately altered Rose&#8217;s career trajectory, as he appeared in just 723 total games across his 16 years in the league (including 2012-13 when he missed the entire year). Finishing his career with the Memphis Grizzlies, Rose returned to where he played his collegiate basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Spending one season in Memphis (2023-24), Rose appeared in just 24 games. While he showed flashes of ability, averaging 8.0 points in just 16.6 minutes per contest, he was unable to stay healthy and ultimately called it a career after that season.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Memphis Grizzlies guard Derrick Rose (23)\u00a9 Petre Thomas-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6eb1a4613d1e0ed8c6bc3913e444e3b6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Memphis Grizzlies guard Derrick Rose (23)\u00a9 Petre Thomas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Still maintaining a presence in the community with different initiatives off the court, Rose has not been entirely absent since his retirement. On Thursday, the three-time All-Star made an announcement on his latest personal venture.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Instagram, Rose announced he has launched\u00a0a &#8220;knockout-style chess tournament&#8221; that features current and former NBA stars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Introducing Chesstival &#8211; a knockout-style chess tournament featuring NBA stars past and present, founded by former NBA MVP Derrick Rose and Freestyle Chess,&#8221; Rose wrote in a joint post with\u00a0Freestyle Chess.\u00a0&#8220;Thanks to a partnership with Chess.com, $50,000 in total prize money will be donated to the charity of the winner\u2019s choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This news was first announced in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKcQ-x4MY8T\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram post<\/a> earlier this week, but the details of Rose&#8217;s involvement were not as clear. Thursday&#8217;s post from Rose included a reel of him playing basketball and chess, along with the official details of this tournament. The post has accumulated over 4,300 likes and several comments, including one from Adidas Basketball, who Rose remains affiliated with.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>While he is no longer in the NBA, Rose is using his platform to bring different stars together for this initiative that plans to donate at least $50,000 to charity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/nba-legend-allen-iverson-makes-033116795.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: NBA Legend Allen Iverson Makes Opinion of Angel Reese Extremely Clear;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: NBA Legend Allen Iverson Makes Opinion of Angel Reese Extremely Clear<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/dwight-howard-makes-announcement-nba-044532762.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Dwight Howard Makes Announcement Before NBA Finals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Dwight Howard Makes Announcement Before NBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\/nba-legend-derrick-rose-makes-personal-announcement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBA Legend Derrick Rose Makes Personal Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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