How social media reacted to Derrick Rose joining Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant
Derrick Rose is expected to return to Memphis after agreeing to a two-year deal with the Grizzlies in NBA free agency on Friday.
The move would reunite Rose with the city he wowed in 2008, when he took the Tigers basketball program to the NCAA title game in his only college season.
Now the 14-year NBA veteran is expected to add veteran leadership to a young core of Grizzlies players that will be without start point guard Ja Morant for the first 25 games of next season.
So how are fans reacting to Rose's impending return? He's a rundown of the best reaction on social media:
Derrick Rose every pre-game w the Memphis Grizzlies 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/arI6g2VvgO
— mo (@mo77985514) July 1, 2023
This tweet is a throwback.
Who can forget Rose's lack of emotion during 2012 NBA All-Star game introductions? As teammates LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard were trying to hype up the Orlando crowd, Rose was stone cold in his lack of reaction.
Derrick Rose immediately is the oldest player on the Memphis Grizzlies and of course is a Tigers legend. Between Rose and Marcus Smart, the Grizzlies got older in a pretty good way. Not what I would've done with Rose, but I get it and support it.
— Joe Mullinax (@JoeMullinax) July 1, 2023
This fan points out that with both Rose and Smart on the team now, the Grizzlies will have their veteran leadership that the team was seeking.
Last season, it seems that Steven Adams was the veteran leader of the group, encouraging young players not to go out on late night excursions on road trips. Smart brings the vocal leadership that the group needed, and now Rose will serve as another veteran leader to the group.
Derrick rose in the memphis grizzlies facility telling ja morant dunking every fast break will ruin his Knees pic.twitter.com/C5j4FL14TO https://t.co/wRwoLZu8DT
— John (@iam_johnw) July 1, 2023
This fan refers to a scene from the instant classic movie Remember the Titans, which was released in 2000. In the scene, Coach Herman Boone is telling his players that he will not have fun around here and it's time to get serious.
Ja Morant has stunned the league with his athletic ability and already has an impressive collection of poster-worthy dunks. Fans are noticing his landing habits and wonder whether it could be detrimental to his career. Rose, who suffered multiple injuries throughout his career that limited his athletic ability, including an ACL tear, knows how important fundamentals are.
Free agent Derrick Rose has agreed on a two-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, source tells ESPN. Grizzlies want Rose on the floor this season and as a leader in locker room. @IanBegley first reported.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2023
“PLAYING POINT GUARD AND WEARING NUMBER 23 FOR THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES… DERRICK ROSE” pic.twitter.com/dc4Q0MMIE3
— 929ESPN (@929espn) July 1, 2023
If Derrick Rose ends up being part of a Grizzlies championship team and helps finally bring a trophy home🥹🥹🥹 go Tigers go Grizz choose 901 I love this city, man
— Taylor Young (@youngthetaylor) July 1, 2023
A side-by-side comparison of Derrick Rose & Ja Morant in an alley-oop play 🤯
(via @JaGrandberry) pic.twitter.com/zyek5HqcRF— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 1, 2023
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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Derrick Rose joins Ja Morant with Memphis Grizzlies: Social media reactions
