"Rose grew emotional throughout the ceremony, wiping tears from his eyes as his teammates, Taj Gibson and Luol Deng, began with the opening remarks. Rose then delivered a tearful speech of his own, honoring his mother, Brenda, his brothers, a collection of ex-teammates in attendance and a sold-out crowd in Chicago, his hometown, as nearly the entire arena remained in their seats for more than an hour after the game."
"He joins Jerry Sloan (No. 4), Bob Love (No. 10), Michael Jordan (No. 23) and Scottie Pippen (No. 33). The Bulls also have banners that honor former coach Phil Jackson and former general manager Jerry Krause. "This journey was never about me," Rose said prior to the win. "It was about creating the synergy that somehow people from the city can pull from. And somehow I was that beacon or that vessel for that -- from hooping.""
Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey was retired by the Chicago Bulls following a 106-103 victory over the Boston Celtics. Rose became emotional during the ceremony as teammates Taj Gibson and Luol Deng offered opening remarks, and Rose honored his mother Brenda, his brothers, former teammates and the sold-out hometown crowd in a tearful speech. He became the fifth Bulls player to have his number retired, joining Jerry Sloan, Bob Love, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. The organization also maintains banners for Phil Jackson and Jerry Krause. Fans braved single-digit temperatures, received black T-shirts on every seat and watched nearly the entire arena remain after the game.
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