Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The U.S. has added Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland’sLaMarcus Aldridge to the 18 holdovers who hope to go for more basketball gold.
NBA: Bulls’ Derrick Rose Is Hoping That President Obama Keeps His Promise
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl President Barack Obama made a promise to Derrick Rose, and the reigning MVP is intent on making him keep it.
(Videos) NBA: Watch Derrick Rose’s Late Surge & Luol Deng’s Layup To Give The Bulls The Win
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl With Derrick Rose having a big fourth quarter for the Chicago Bulls, everyone expected the reigning NBA MVP to take the final shot with the score tied. Instead, it was Luol Deng who got the game-winner in the closing seconds.
NBA: Derrick Rose Will Reportedly Sign a $250 Million Lifetime Deal With Adidas
It started as an anecdote in Adrian Wojnarowski’s piece about how Michael Jordan’s shadow hangs over the new NBA season, and now looks like it’s about to become a reality. A week after Derrick Rose signed a five-year, $94.8 million contract extension with the Bulls, adidas looks like they’re about to pay the 23-year-old MVP a ridiculous $250 million over 10 years.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Is Dwight Howard Passing On the Bulls Because of Adidas Endorsement?
Adidas has two franchise endorsers: Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard. Rose signed a $94 million extension with the Bulls, and sources say Adidas is working on a lifetime shoe deal for him now.  And as one high-ranking sneaker executive says, “Adidas simply cannot have its two signature players on the same team in the same market. … Derrick is the face of that market, owns that market, and Adidas can’t possibly have maximum bang for its buck with Dwight there.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
(Videos) NBA: Check Derrick Rose’s Game Winner & Luol Deng’s Block on Kobe To Give The Bulls the Win!
Derrick Rose scored 22 points and hit a short go-ahead jumper with 4.8 seconds to play, and the Chicago Bulls rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final four minutes combined with Luol Deng with a big block on Kobe Bryant in the final seconds to save the game for an 88-87 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.  Check the videos out after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
