Former MVP Rose retires after 16 seasons
Derrick Rose’s last act as an NBA player came in the form of a letter to the game of basketball, addressing the highs and lows that he experienced over a 16-year pro career. And with that, his career ended on his terms. Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls and the league’s MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday. He was, and still is, the youngest MVP winner in NBA history, claiming that award when he was just 22.
“You believed in me through the highs and lows, my constant when everything else seemed uncertain,”Rose wrote as part of his letter to the game, serving as his retirement announcement.
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Media Days: Full schedule for all 30 teams
As training camps begin to open up, all 30 NBA teams will be holding Media Days in their home markets. The Celtics and Nuggets are the first two teams to hold NBA Media Days this season, as both are prepping early for the NBA Abu Dhabi ¨ Games 2024. The Celtics met the media on Tuesday, while the Nuggets will host their own media season on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET Once those two teams take off for that international preseason trip, the rest of the league’s 30 teams will gather on Monday, Sept. 30 to hold Media Days in their local markets. Below is a schedule for all 30 NBA teams. Links for how to watch each team’s event will be added soon, please check back.
Blazers unveil jersey band to honor Walton
All of Portland’s jerseys will feature
a uniquely Walton tie-dye band along
the top of the left side with his No. 32 in
white.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland
Trail Blazers will honor late Rip City legend
Bill Walton with a band on their jerseys
throughout the 2024-25 season. Walton passed
away on May 27 at the age of 71.
All of Portland’s jerseys will feature a uniquely
Walton tie-dye band along the top of the left side
with his “32” number in white.
Fans can purchase tickets to the Bill Walton
Tribute Night game here.
A legend as vibrant and memorable as Walton
deserves a fitting band, and the unique band
that will don Trail Blazers jerseys this season
accomplishes just that.