NEW YORK — Knicks point guard Derrick Rose is being examined for a brain tumor or some other type of head issue that could be causing repeated cognitive lapses, such as his many recent positive statements about the New York Knicks.
“Obviously, we want the best for Derrick and that means finding out what keeps making him say the Knicks will be good this year,” said head coach Jeff Hornacek. “I was concerned back in July when he called us a ‘super-team.’ I knew something wasn’t right. I asked the team physician to check him out then. But he’s obviously gotten much worse since.