New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson thanked Derrick Rose for helping him bloom as a New York Knick. Rose is the man of the hour as the Knicks descend upon the Windy City on Saturday night to face the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night at United Center (8 p.

Knicks guard Josh Hart joked about Karl-Anthony Towns’ votes for the Eastern Conference’s All-Star team. Towns finished with the third-highest votes behind the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo. Playing in a bigger market like New York instead of Minnesota made a difference for Hart.

Few succeeded in the way former Chicago Bulls MVP Derrick Rose did it, though. Rose helped bring playoff contention back to Chicago following the Michael Jordan era with his excellent scoring and ball-control abilities. During the team's 139-126 victory over the New York Knicks, Chicago celebrated Rose by retiring his number for good.