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Bulls Derrick Rose: Miami’s Our New Rival

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on March 25, 2016 CommentsComments (0)

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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.”

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