“When I found out Derrick [Rose] tore his ACL, I remember the smells, who I was with, everything. I had the same feeling of when I saw the plane hit the tower [on Sept. 11th]. People will be like, ‘He’s crazy for saying that.’ No. I’m telling you how I felt.”
That's former NBA star Joakim Noah explaining he was so devastated when a young D-Rose suffered the serious injury, it harkened him back to the day thousands of Americans died in one of the darkest days in America's history.
36-year-old Noah -- who last played with the Clippers in 2020 -- dropped the shocking quote about his close friend during a long form conversation with ESPN.
Of course, the injury happened during the 2011-2012 NBA playoffs. The Bulls were the #1 seed in the East & were playing the Sixers in the 1st round of the playoffs.
Chicago won game 1, but the game was marred by the ACL tear to Rose.
The Bulls ended up losing the series & although Rose -- now one of the NY Knicks' best players -- has come back since as a highly capable player, but never returned to pre-injury form.
"We really believed we were gonna win that championship," Noah says.
As far as comparing a sports injury to the horrific death of almost 3,000 innocent people ... it's likely a comparison that won't sit right with some people.
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Source: TMZ Sports
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