Overview
- Rose’s No. 1 jersey was raised to the rafters on Jan. 24 at the United Center, making him the fifth Bull with a retired number and closing the jersey to future use.
- Benny the Bull adopted No. 99 in response to the retirement and revealed the new jersey at halftime of the Lakers game.
- On his podcast, Draymond Green said Rose holds greater significance to Chicago than Michael Jordan, a claim now central to public reaction.
- At the ceremony, Luol Deng called that era’s Bulls their “trophy,” and Will Perdue later argued the team would have won a championship if Rose had not torn his ACL in 2012.
- Rose’s Bulls résumé includes the 2008 No. 1 draft selection, 2009 Rookie of the Year, and the 2011 MVP at age 22, with his trajectory altered by the 2012 playoff ACL injury.