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Why Derrick Rose loves his ‘unicorn’ so much

There’s more than one “unicorn’’ in the Knicks’ locker room this season. Kristaps Porzingis was dubbed a unicorn last season by Kevin Durant, but Derrick Rose has brought a second one with him.

It’s Rose’s trusty medicine ball, which he carries everywhere and nearly lost — twice — when he was in Chicago last Friday. Rose, who has had the ball since the 2010-2011 season with the Bulls, said the heavy ball is a perfect weight, which he has been unable to find anywhere else.

“It’s the only ball that’s like this in the U.S.,’’ Rose said.