
Derrick Rose’s No. 1 joins Bulls immortals in emotional jersey retirement ceremony
Derrick Rose’s No. 1 Bulls jersey was retired at United Center in an emotional ceremony following a 114-111 win over the Celtics, featuring a tribute video narrated by Scottie Pippen and speeches from Taj Gibson, Luol Deng, and Tom Thibodeau, plus a message from Michael Jordan. Rose—Chicago native, 2009 Rookie of the Year and 2011 MVP (the league’s youngest at 22), who helped the Bulls to a 62-20 season and a run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2011—left Chicago after 2016 as fifth in franchise history with 2,516 assists. His jersey joins those of Pippen (No. 33) and Jordan (No. 23) among Bulls retirees. The Bulls, who won their fourth straight game, beat the Celtics 114-111 on a buzzer-beating 3 by Kevin Heurter to improve to 23-22 and ninth in the East.











