This cropped up on social media just recently (this is a new one, not the funeral he attended a while back). It's refreshing to have such a likeable star player, and while we're often quick to critique Derrick on this board whether on-court or off it, it's nice to keep some perspective. Rose has never forgotten his roots and does everything without fanfare or PR intentions. Respect.
Also, here's a couple of comments from reddit -
I posted this... He came to my cousins funeral. My cousins death was NOT a violent death. Derrick Rose is friends with an extension of the family so he wanted to come and show his support to our family. He didn't make a scene.. He stayed for the service, waited on us to exit and paid his respects to us. Really humble guy and I will forever appreciate him for what he did.
Thanks for saying so, great to see Rose being a human.
A friend of mine offers a free medical clinic once a month in underprivledged areas. She's told me stories she's heard about Rose being present at kids funerals, kids sports gams, kids fund raisers, etc. She said he's known to come unannounced with security but he comes quietly and leaves quietly, just wants to be apart of the community and try to make someone smile.
She said it's something many of them talk about. I'm certain she's not making it up but obviously we don't know how true the lore is. In any case, I get goosebumps when she tells me about it.
