In the midst of a civil lawsuit filed last month by a woman claiming Rose and two of his friends sexually assaulted her in 2013, nobody has more of an incentive to stick to the script and stay on message. But Rose has never been one to think about how his comments will be received before he makes them. A question on Monday about Rose’s mindset following the lawsuit unexpectedly veered left, into territory most thought he wouldn’t touch for another year: his free agency.
“I’ve been moved on [from the lawsuit],” Rose said. “This whole summer I had tunnel vision.