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With the NBA season getting underway tonight (yeeeeesssss!!!!), basketball fans around the world are excited for what could be one of the most competitive seasons in years. One of the teams that is clearly on the rise is the Chicago Bulls. After giving the Boston Celtics a serious scare during the first round of last season’s NBA Playoffs, Derrick Rose and the Bulls are looking forward to a year with even loftier expectations and goals. To talk all about his hopes for the new season, as well as his new adidas TS Cut Creator kicks, Eastbay will be hosting a Live Chat with Derrick Rose, tomorrow at 6PM Central/ 7PM Eastern. To follow the countdown to the chat, check out the promo website HERE.
As an added bonus to the Eastbay Live Chat, we’ve partnered up with adidas Basketball to give away one pair of Derrick Rose’s TS Cut Creators. To enter, simply submit a question for Derrick in the comments section below, and the best question wins! The winner will get a pair of Cut Creators and have their question asked tomorrow.
[Be sure to include your actual name & email address in order to be contacted.]
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Did you ever get back at Dwight for his hotel pranks that are all over Youtube?
You have played in the NBA for a year now, not many people know what it is truly like to be an NBA player. What would you say has been the biggest lifestyle change you have experienced in the past year?
At what point in your life did basketball not only become important to you, but a career? Meaning, at what point in your high school or college career did you know or decide that play in the NBA is what you wanted to do as your job and your life?
Good luck this season. Go Bulls!
Derrick:
Best pizza in the Chi – Pizza Capri, Giordano’s, or Italian Fiesta?
Hey Derrick, you are one of the hardest workers and competitors in the league. With 82 games during the season, how do you cope with the intensity, injuries, yet still maintaining yourself to be fresh for every game to perform at the highest level?
Best of wishes Derrick.
Who has been the greatest influence in your life and your game so far throughout your life and basketball career?
As the 2008 #1 draft pick and rookie of the year, your career is paralleling the last great Chicago Bulls rookie, Michael Jordan. Do you feel the pressure from fans and the great city of Chicago to revive that legacy?
What does being part of the Adidas Brotherhood mean to you?
Growing up, who was your greatest inspiration/role model that was key in your rise to being a NBA superstar?
Several good players in the NBA add new elements to their game during the summer each year, what new element have you incorporated into your game this year and what are some things you think you can still improve on?
We all know you have bunny legs, if asked will you enter the dunk competition this year?
Derrick, what were your favorites shoes growing up?