Derrick Rose Flashing a Gang Sign, and there is lots of smoke in the background. Probably Weed, and he looks high.
So much for that humble quiet kid out of Chicago.
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Why can't he still be humble and quiet? Does getting high make you a brash & arrognat asshole?
And I don’t know Chicago gang signs, but hand signs can represent neighborhoods, cliques, crews, whatever, as well as gangs.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
I was born and raised
in Chicago and not proud to know that the gang sign that Rose is flagging is one of two of the biggest gangs in Chicago and the guy over him is flagging the other. Both signs are their owns biggest rival, so that makes me believe that it meant nothing. The glassy low eyes and the smoke doesn’t look good at all.
You gotta be high to hang out with your biggest rival.
Interesting.
Though, I was thinking, if they are actual gang signs, then using two different ones would be a little weird. That they are two huge rivals, yeah, they’re just being juvenile.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
Where is this from?
"Vinny continues to act like a crazed arsonist pouring gasoline on our season while running around carrying a torch yelling 'I’m in charge. Don’t any of you foolish knaves try to second guess me. I know gasoline is a liquid but I’m pretty sure it isn’t flammable and the odor gives me a natural high.'" - Tyrusmancrush
It went through
bullspodcasters.com yesterday. That’s the first I had seen it at least.
Everything I post is speculation. I have no insider information nor ideas deemed concrete enough by those who are self-elected to regulate post content.
how old is that pic?
i don’t see tattoos on his hands.
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
I was just thinking the same thing
"Vinny continues to act like a crazed arsonist pouring gasoline on our season while running around carrying a torch yelling 'I’m in charge. Don’t any of you foolish knaves try to second guess me. I know gasoline is a liquid but I’m pretty sure it isn’t flammable and the odor gives me a natural high.'" - Tyrusmancrush
there's definitely no tattoos on his hands in this pic.
but you can see the ones on his arms, which according to the video that was posted here awhile ago, were done in college (just watched it again).
i believe the ones on his hands were done after that. considering one is a giant rose and the other one is a skyline, both dark (esp the left hand), you’d be able to see them clearly.
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
It's from college. I saw these last year, pre-draft. The photo are of him and all his Memphis teammates.
Old news. Who cares.
i pretty much don't care either.
which is why i was asking how old the photos were. people do shit like this in college.
"They should. They better. I'm Vinny Del Negro!"
They just got out of the Star Trek
movie and were trying to do the “Live Long and Prosper” sign. It is hard to do without some practice.
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by cranscape on Jun 7, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Same goes with breakfast
That’s what happens when you put the milk in first.
by NittanyCub on Jun 7, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I met Derrick and his brother last week
I don’t know if his humble stuff is just an act, but his awkwardness is very present, even in a comfortable situation. Apparently he doesn’t do anything besides work out, watch movies and play video games. The only times he goes clubbing or whatever is when Reggie (his brother) gets him out of the house.
Maybe Derrick has his affiliations or whatever, I don’t share his childhood experiences in any way, and anyone who hasn’t shouldn’t really judge. All I know is Reggie Rose doesn’t look to be as great of an influence as everyone makes him out to be.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
How did you meet him?
"Vinny continues to act like a crazed arsonist pouring gasoline on our season while running around carrying a torch yelling 'I’m in charge. Don’t any of you foolish knaves try to second guess me. I know gasoline is a liquid but I’m pretty sure it isn’t flammable and the odor gives me a natural high.'" - Tyrusmancrush
My friend's family owns a rim shop in the city
By sheer coincidence him and his brother showed up with their Dodge Challenger. In fact, he’s so unassuming no one even knew it was Derrick Rose until he was about to leave. One of the mechanics asked him if he was Rose, and he responds “Yes, sir.”
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 7, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha, sounds like him.
"Vinny continues to act like a crazed arsonist pouring gasoline on our season while running around carrying a torch yelling 'I’m in charge. Don’t any of you foolish knaves try to second guess me. I know gasoline is a liquid but I’m pretty sure it isn’t flammable and the odor gives me a natural high.'" - Tyrusmancrush
then he threw up a gang sign and walked out...
"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."
- fundamentallysound
by J Theory on Jun 8, 2009 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Explain why Reggie Rose isn't a great influence?
I met them both last year in Oct at the Adidas store opening (and his other brother, too). And even though Derrick was incredibly shy I spoke with Reggie for several minutes and thought he was a nice guy.
All he has to do is keep the kid from getting arrested and making sure basketball is his life.
If he does that, I don’t care what mischief or what bad influence he is otherwise.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
Yep, I mis-commented.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
I'm probably just speaking out of my ass
But Reggie seems hell-bent on promoting Derrick at different clubs/events. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in itself for Rose to go out in the city and have the kind of fun a 20 year old is capable of, but I wish he was cavorting with people he actually wants to hang with, not just club-hopping to different events because he’s the main attraction.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 8, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
man, derrick's image has certainly take some *hits* lately...
Asked what kind of player he expects to be in the next five years, he said: "Not a star, but like, a superstar. Something around, like, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, something like that."
Why...
are people posting this shit? Can we get any more exploitative?
Don't worry.
Soon enough we will have some loser post a picture of him as a five year old picking his nose and we will know that not only is he a test cheating gang member with a low IQ and bad apple cutting skills, he is also unhygienic. And to think, we once cheered for a guy like that.
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I think...
I have a picture of him wearing open toe sandals with socks and those male capri pants; fucked up dude, fucked up.
so what?
so what if hes high and flashing a gang sign?
theres nothing wrong with getting high once in a while. as for the gang sign, i think it represents love for your people more than hatred for others. especially if the guy behind him is flashing the rival gang sign.
"PS: This is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated." - Mitch Hedberg
Guys this is not a big deal!
When derrick rose lived in englewood the GD’s protected him and his family. He was never apart of a gang but they helped him out. and of course he is baked out of his mind in that picture. Last time i checked Drose isn’t Asian LOL. But who cares tons of people smoke weed and its not that big of a deal. As for the SAT thing, athletes that are ready for the NBA should be allowed to go. It is just a way for colleges to make millions off of them. Derrick Rose is a good person and silly things like this picture should not tarnish his reputation.
FIRE VDN
Pretty dumb to let yourself get photographed smoking weed and throwing up gang signs
But then again, we already knew he wasn’t a brain surgeon. Charles Oakley once estimated that 75% of NBA players smoke weed, so it’s hard to rip him for doing something most players already do. I’m sorry though, but throwing up a GD sign is just stupid. Even if Rose is just joking around (and I assume he is), will the Vice Lords realize that? There are a lot of dumb teenage gangbangers out there looking to make a name for themselves. Let’s hope Rose spends as little time in Englewood as possible this offseason.
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thought he looked a bit like Jay Williams, actually
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 7, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he looks like Chris Douglas-Roberts
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
This photo is from college...
There were a bunch more on his old myspace page from last year, before the draft. He throws up that sign- and only that sign- alot. Every other popular member of the Memphis team threw up different signs as well.
This was one of the only “smokey” photos. There is no incriminating evidence- no blunts, no alcohol, etc in any photo.
I never posted this because I wasn’t desperate for attention. Nor did I want to make a big deal out of something that a then 18-19 yr old did. Even though it did irk me a little, I got over it.
he is also apart of the concerned mothers gang!
FIRE VDN
by gocubs526 on Jun 7, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Awwww!
He likes girls. Nice clothing too. Was that prom?
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He is obviously pimping her
What a criminal.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 8, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
keeping it in the organization
niccce
Derrick Rose once pissed in a soda can …we now call that Red Bull.
Damn that is one nice ring
TOO BAD THERE ARE STARVING CHILDREN IN MADAGASCAR YOU ASSHOLE ROSE.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 8, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
THIS IS SERIOUS: He is now a confirmed crack head
FIRE VDN
by gocubs526 on Jun 7, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Ok, now that is just criminal!
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Better than a Mud Bay Slackers jersey! ;)
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by Granny Waiters on Jun 7, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
What gang is that, the arthritic party posse?
Maybe there was a concert with a smoke machine? A really bad camera phone? I mean I know nothing about Rose’s background and who he hangs out with, but that photo also proves everything and nothing.
Isn't Portland where old people go and retire?
Gangs and the AARP aren’t synonymous with each other, S4E.
I have never heard that
You are thinking of Florida maybe? We are the meth capital. I’m so hood.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 8, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
The people smoking your weed...
are yuppies and crunchies. That said, I am moving up there in a couple months. So tell me, where is the good food at?
Oh jeez
This should be a fanshot on Bedge.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 8, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Old people?
I too ain’t heard that one either. It’s a young people’s town.
And the gangs are mostly Asian, so Rose would fit in with them too.
Rose goes against your culture. There is no room in the NBA for a young black man from a bad part of a city who still has links to his past. NONE. You guys should be ashamed of what Rose as done.
May God have mercy on your souls.
Mortimer
Alright, I have to say... Derrick needs some better PR people.
Like I said above, this smokey photo was from Derrick’s old MySpace page, or someone posing as Derrick’s my space page. I saw this last year, pre-draft… and I figured the profile and all the photos were all taken down, especially with the chatter about them this week. So I just checked my MySpace account (which I never check) and noticed not only is it still active, but 8 of these photos are still up! C’mon BJ, get your ass in gear and rip this shit down off the web!
Side note, there are a few other photos from the same night/location as the one on this post and I’m not 100% sure Rose is high. It’s smokey bc he’s as a club, and none of the other guys have puffy eyes. He could just be tired or reacting to smoke…
Or just tired. Or bothered eyes if it is smokey.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
Or wasted on Patron
I think the moral of the story is “We don’t care, just please don’t be Michael Ray Richardson.”
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 8, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay so Derrick isn't The Pope
I think we are digging a little to deep and taking things way too serious. The Gang Signs he are flashing are something every kid born and raised in the hood has to deal with. Whether you bang or not, whether your from South Central, LA or The South Bronx, NY. We need to remember that Rose is a product of his neighbor hood and is also a young man now living a lifestyle that most can’t deal with at his age. The SAT’S, the weed smoke, the speeding, the silly ass myspace pictures all are a result of him being one of this generations young black men rasied with no father. To many of them have learned to live the gangster lifestyle and don’t understand how that will hurt them once they step outside the hood.
Just because the boy is a gifted ball player doesn’t mean that he didn’t see or get accustomed to the same things that you average kind did living in those situations. This is another reason that I keep my interest in what a player does on the court and not what they do off it. Lord knows that in my 32 years of living I have some skeletons in my closet and if my co workers and CEO knew they might look at me different. But I’m made the lifestyle change and hopefully Derrick does as well. So let’s please get past this perfect kid image we got sold and hpoe he learns to make better choices.
Hopefully the next Rose story I read will be titled Derrick Rose improves his jumper and his Defense.
The Bulls should trade him before more stuff like this comes out
They might be able to get a second round pick for him now if they act quick.
Quick Rose for Channing Frye!!!
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 8, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice idea
The next Steve Nash for the Vin Baker of PGs? Great, we need that, Saboner…
Rose needs to take next season off and go into rehab— if he doesn’t just become another statistic in a drive by.
We’ve all seen this a million times before, so we gotta stop being naive. Rose would just be ANOTHER #1 draft pick point guard who decided a life of gangs and mildly illegal drugs is a more attractive than the NBA.
Mortimer
It’s not even weed smoke. It’s just ridiculous that someone took a photo in a club, without a flash, and Derrick’s looking sleepy and that somehow equals weed smoke and assumptions he’s high. Don’t you all see the laser light projectors hanging above them? The club probably had a smoke machine to make the lasers visible… just like they do at the UC before the laser show. Or did we all think that smoke was coming down from the press box reporters smoking out in the rafters!?
He's got to be on glue. Looks like he still wants to sniff.
"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."
- fundamentallysound
I just realized that the author of this post joined BAB just to post this "story"...
The more I read his comment under the picture, the more I realize how much of a little snitch you sound like. “Probably weed, and he looks high.” Douche Bag.
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