Derrick is looking forward to moving beyond this moment in his life and is looking toward the 2016-17 NBA season. That was roughly the feeling as Rose and his lawyers left the court room on Wednesday afternoon after Rose and had been found not guilty in his several Civil Rape case.
According to ESPN,
An eight-member jury in Los Angeles federal court has found New York Knickspoint guard Derrick Rose and his two friends not liable in a civil lawsuit that accused them of gang-raping Rose’s ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.
The jury began deliberations Wednesday morning, and its decision was announced at about 4:30 p.m. ET.
“I am thankful that the jury understood and agreed with me,” Rose said in a statement to The Associated Press. “This experience and my sensitivity to it was deep. I am ready to put this behind me and focus on my family and career.”
Rose is in his first season with the Knicks after being traded by the Chicago Bulls. He has missed five preseason games and seven practices while attending the civil trial, and earlier on Wednesday, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said he didn’t expect the former league MVP to rejoin the team until Friday.
Rose is expected to have three full practices with his teammates before the Knicks’ season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
“It’s a tough thing he went through, but now it’s over and now we can focus on basketball; I know that’s what Derek wants to get back to doing,” Hornacek said. “We’re just all glad it’s done with, and now he can get back and focus on basketball.”
Rose is expected to join his team in NBA preseason action on Friday night
