Chuck Swirsky

It's about what he represented starting in high school for Chicago basketball.

I don't know why that's so hard for people to understand.

But then again, I don't think it's about understanding for them.

It's about sticking to one topic and purposefully discrediting the others.

That happens every day.

But Derrick Rose had every reason to have that night.

And I love what his mom said in the video to begin with, too.

And she was understandably emotional.

But when she said, you gave the NBA 16 years, it's time for you to rest.

He left it all on the court.

Yeah, that was good.

Yeah, the picture of all of them together on the court took up two tiles on Instagram.

They had to spread it out over two posts so that way it looks coherent on the grid.

And that's how many people were there.

And we did hear special names.

As I mentioned, you know, Scottie Pippen was part of the intro.

Michael Jordan had a message of congratulations.

Tom Thibodeau was in a suit.

He was in a suit and he was at the ceremony.

Lewald Dang spoke.