Derrick Rose cash on LeBron: “Where I’m from, we don’t do that”

Opponents on the court before becoming Cavaliers teammates for a few months, Derrick Rose and LeBron James were able to get to know each other well over time. The leader recently returned to a memorable sequence between him and the King, with very clear words about his behavior.

If he was sparkling on the court during his best years at the Bulls, in the early 2010s, Derrick Rose was far from shining at this point at the time of the All-Star Game. Never very concerned by the ultra-mediatized mid-season event, the leader had also proven it perfectly during the 2012 edition, where he started alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard:

Derrick Rose’s energy from this All-Star intro is still unmatched ???? pic.twitter.com/oZO1njcO7e

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While his comrades from the five major of the East make a sensational entrance to the point of dancing, the MVP 2011 remains totally stoic to the point of giving the impression of watching them and saying to himself: “seriously? Much more than the match that followed, it is this sequence that has remained etched in the memories of fans who continue to enjoy it, even though it has now been more than a decade.

D-Rose cash on his cult streak at the 2012 All-Star Game

Of course, Pooh still gets asked about it on occasion, especially when you compare his behavior to that of a LeBron For example. Was it because of the rivalry between the Bulls and the Heat, where the King played with D-Wade at that time? In fact, as the superstar recently revealed, the reason for this is much simpler than one might imagine:

I’m from Chicago, brother. There we don’t do that, we don’t dance like that. Seriously, we don’t dance like that.

Seen like that, obviously… Not one to back down, D-Rose has always shown authenticity and especially when it came to Windy City, where he was born and became a major player. of the NBA. The speech is in any case consistent with what he said to the media after the ASG 2012:

I can dance. But there is a time and a place for that, and I don’t think it’s that time. That’s just how I am, man. If you had seen me dance, you would have looked at me differently. I am just me. I can’t be someone else. I think that’s what people see.

Derrick Rose just had no desire to dance at the 2012 All-Star Game, at least not like LeBron James & co. He didn’t know it then, but his attitude that night will forever remain as one of his most “significant” moments in his career.