Derrick Rose no-shows Knicks game, reason why uncertain
No one seems to know why Derrick Rose no-showed the New York Knicks game on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans
Derrick Rose was one of the key additions for the New York Knicks this offseason. Though it’s been some time—largely due to injuries—since he was in peak form, there was hope in the Big Apple that he could see a resurgence. If he could, the core of Rose, Kristaps Porzingis, Carmelo Anthony, and another addition in Joakim Noah could’ve been a force in the Eastern Conference.
Unfortunately, that hasn’t wholly been the case. While the Knicks have been impressive at times, the play of Rose has been inconsistent. Subsequently, the team as a whole has been inconsistent. All of the inconsistency in the world, though, doesn’t compare to the strange incident that occurred on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
After being benched in the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, Rose was listed as the starting point guard for the Knicks on Monday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. However, as the Knicks came out to warm up with less than an hour remaining before tip-off, he was not there. In fact, he wasn’t in the arena. Even stranger, no one seemed to know why:
FWIW, Derrick Rose did not warm up with the Knicks about 15 minutes before tipoff. He was listed as a starter 90 minutes before tipoff.
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) January 10, 2017
Sources: There are team officials, teammates and close associates unclear of reason for Derrick Rose's absence for Knicks-Pelicans at MSG.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 10, 2017
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Knicks still had not been in contact with the point guard at tip-off of the game. Woj also added that there was no word if the benching on Friday impacted the turn of events:
Sources: At tip-off, Knicks still hadn't been in contact with Derrick Rose. Unclear if they've reached him -- or kept trying -- during game.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 10, 2017
As you'd expect, sources say Rose was unhappy with fourth quarter benching on Friday in Milwaukee -- but unclear if that's impacted absence.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 10, 2017
At this point, it’s all speculation as to why Rose no-showed at Madison Square Garden. Anything said is all supposition at this point as no one has been in contact with the point guard.
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What we can say is that this is all incredibly stranger. For a player who often draws the ire of fans and the public and who also recently went through an image-damaging sexual assault case, this certainly is a strange turn of events. We’ll have to wait and see what explanation comes out, but it’s strange to say the least that no one knows what’s going on with Rose and the Knicks throughout this ordeal on Monday night.