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Former Bulls guard Derrick Rose retires after 16 NBA seasons

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Witnessing a great comet is a rarity.

A celestial body that burns so brightly that it can be seen by all without a telescope as it lights up the sky.

And then it doesn’t. It eventually fades and disappears completely.

That’s what Derrick Rose was for the city of Chicago. A once great comet that erupted out of the Englewood area, gave the Bulls organization light that it didn’t have for over a decade, and burned bright for four years.