Derrick Rose has made it clear that he thinks the Chicago Bulls only have one rival — and he thinks it’s the Miami Heat.
While some say the Bulls real rivalry is with the Indiana Pacers, Rose disagreed saying the Bulls-Pacers riff is a thing of the past.
“People say that it’s a rivalry, but I don’t really see it,” Rose said before scoring 32 points in the team’s preseason win over the Pacers. “I say the team that is more like a rivalry is when Darren Collison was on the team. That one was more like a rivalry, but this team is a great team. They’ve already proven themselves last year by making it to the Eastern Conference finals.”
“If anything, by probably in a year or two, it could become a rival. But right now, people say it’s a rival. … I just don’t see it right now.”
After Rose was asked if he felt the Bulls’ biggest rival is Miami, he replied:
“If you want say [that], yeah. For sure, Miami.”
