After the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Derrick Rose to be Kyrie Irving’s backup in the offseason, there was a mix of reactions from the signing usually reserved for players with traditional star power.
Rose, the youngest NBA MVP in league history, saw his star power gradually fade with every return to the operating table. In addition, while there were those who saw Rose’s athleticism diminish and stopped seeing him as a valuable player in the league, there were other’s still who saw – and heard – Rose in a civil court case regarding his sexual conduct with a former girlfriend and cringed.