Nice hat, @drose. pic.twitter.com/AIYimUokgR
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 11, 2015
That’s Derrick Rose at Chavez Ravine with his awesome son, P.J. They were touring the home of the Dodgers on Monday, and even met the LA Galaxy’s Giovani dos Santos during the visit.
The stars are out in Los Angeles. @OficialGio is hanging with @DRose at tonight's @Dodgers game. pic.twitter.com/QoxvBXXi3l
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) August 11, 2015
Rose said in the spring after his Bulls were eliminated from the Eastern Conference Semifinals that he’d be spending his summer in Santa Monica and not in his hometown of Chicago, or even Las Vegas — where USA Basketball is holding minicamps.
Nope, Rose is enjoying the weather, but his hometown baseball teams saw the tweet and were jokingly peeved:
@Cubs @Dodgers Break it up, you two. We're good. pic.twitter.com/IbvfZ5XsTa
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 11, 2015
Way back in 2008, Rose visited U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox, so he’s got a history with the team. Plus, P.J. was rocking a Jon Lester Cubs jersey during the playoffs in the spring, so obviously Rose has a history with baseball in his hometown.
https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/598616206887759872
All of this was in good fun, but we’re sure some Bulls and Lakers fans will find a way to twist it into something that it’s not. Rose won’t be a free agent until the summer of 2017 and while a lot can happen in that time, random summer visits to baseball stadiums aren’t a precursor to free agency movement. Remember LeBron and his Yankees cap?
(H/T Chicago Tribune)
