Derrick Rose announces retirement

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00:00Derrick Rose, the youngest MVP in league history

00:05after 15 NBA seasons is retiring.

00:11Derrick Rose hanging him up after being waived

00:14by the Memphis Grizzlies a couple days ago

00:16and no other interest perhaps around the league.

00:21That's the sad part of it.

00:23I mean, is Derrick retiring or has he been retired?

00:27Probably could try to hang on, make a roster,

00:30see what he's got left, choosing to walk away

00:33or maybe the game chose to ignore him,

00:35whatever the case may be.

00:37Big day for Chicago basketball

00:39when Derrick Rose says enough's enough.

00:41Derrick Rose retiring, boy, that is something.

00:47One day, I think his number will be hanging

00:49in the rafters at the United Center.

00:53Retiring his jersey seems to make a lot of sense.

00:56What a great player.

00:58What a terrific player.

00:59When he was a young man, pre-injury, it was unbelievable.

01:03You know, that's the thing about Derrick Rose's career.

01:05You look back and it's bittersweet,

01:07the memories because of all that he did accomplish

01:10and yet all that he was unable to accomplish

01:12because of the injury.

01:13April 28th, 2012.

01:16I can never get that memory or that date out of my head.

01:20He went down at the United Center against the Sixers

01:23in a playoff game and he was never

01:25the same player after that.