Leon Rose (right) is seen during NBA All-Star Weekend 2014 with Kevin Durant (left) and Chris Paul (center in black) on Feb. 15, 2014 in New Orleans. Credit: Getty Images/Bobby Metelus
CHICAGO — Despite his place as one of the power players in the NBA for decades, Leon Rose has rarely put himself on center stage, willing to work in the background for his clients as one of the premier agents in the NBA.
So it is little surprise that as the stars converged on Chicago for All-Star Weekend, Rose was noticeably out of the spotlight. Reporters from other cities asked and even executives wondered where he was and when he would emerge in his new role as the president of the Knicks.