Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Top 10 Things That Have Happened Since Derrick Rose Last Suited Up

April 26 marked one year since Derrick Rose last played a game for the Chicago Bulls. Here's a list of things that have happened since then.

Jason Collins announcement followed by first openly straight male flight attendant coming out

"I always just assumed Alex was a man's name," said Captain John T. Morris. "I'm flabbergasted."

Dikembe Mutombo comes out as ‘extremely straight’

A day after Wizards center Jason Collins came out as gay, retired NBA center Dikembe Mutombo assured fans that he is "extremely straight" and "enjoys having lots of sex with the women."

Jason Collins openly admits to being on the Wizards

"I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. I'm gay. And I play for the Wizards," the seven-foot center wrote in a Sports Illustrated op-ed piece. "I didn't set out to be on the Wizards, but since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation."

Bobcat players forced to serve as waiters at Michael Jordan’s wedding

“Man, I thought I was there to be an invited guest,” guard Kemba Walker told the Charlotte Observer. “As soon as I arrived at the reception hall, they put a dinner jacket on me and handed over a platter of bacon-wrapped chestnuts.”

Retired NBA All-Stars beat Bobcats in a blowout

A team of retired NBA All-Stars, who played in the 1950s and '60s, beat the Charlotte Bobcats in a postseason exhibition route, 153-74, at Time Warner Cable Arena.

Kobe can’t believe all this Tiger stuff

"Oh wow, Tiger dropped a little white ball two yards from where he was supposed to drop it?" asked Bryant. "And now they're having a big press conference about it and all the stations are treating it as if he murdered someone?"