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Chicago Bulls: Derrick Rose Should Not Play For USA

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By Mike Elworth: Owner and Publisher/Hoopstuff..

There are reports today that Derrick Rose isn’t sure about being with Team USA this offseason and although there are no tournaments and it is basically a 3 day meeting, this would mean that he won’t be playing in the 2016 Olympics, which he shouldn’t. A lot of people who read the title or what I just wrote will call me un-American or saying I have no right to say he shouldn’t play, but he has something called a contract; a 20+ million dollar per season contract to be the best offensive player on the Chicago Bulls, a contract he hasn’t earned for three years.