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A couple of days ago, we posted a photo on twitter and instagram the latest colorway for the Rose 773 Light. Back in 2007, Derrick Rose was dominating the competition as an All-American guard out of Simeon Career Academy. Outside of winning Mr. Basketball accolades and State championships, the biggest individual honor for a player [...]

Iron Metal and Black. That should work, right? It does. After releasing so many neat colorways for the Rose 3 and 3.5, adidas Basketball brings out an Iron Metal/Black colorway for his latest signature shoe, the Rose 3.5. Looking at the shoe up close you’ll notice the tough-looking material used throughout the shoe, representing Rose’s [...]

With two colorways in the books, adidas brings out another one for the Rose 3 Low. Taking inspiration from the flag of Chicago, with the shoe running a sky blue upper with red accents on the tongue, laces and outsole.  All I can say is that it’s a clean one. It does remind me of [...]

When. That’s the question the Chicago faithful are asking about the Return of Derrick Rose. Technically, he’s been cleared to play, been on the court practicing with his team, and seen dunking during Pre-Game. But seriously,  when? adidas launched the official Rose Signature line this season and it’s been stellar, with the Rose 3 and [...]

I’m glad I’ve never experienced winter in Chicago. They’re not dubbed the ‘Windy City’ for nothing. Just the other day, we featured the latest colorway from the Rose 3.5 series via instagram (@solemovement), the “Murray Park Winter“. Paying homage to snow-covered winters wherein DRose would shovel snow at Murray Park just to play ball and [...]

adidas today unveils a new colorway of the D Rose 3.5 signature shoe. Dubbed “Chi-Town,” the colorway represents the iconic Flag of Chicago with amplified versions of its traditional colors.  “I’ve been all over the world but Chicago will always be my home,” said Rose. “Everybody in this city is so proud to be from [...]

As mentioned, the adidas Rose 3.5s are now available at adidas stores and retailers. Here’re a couple of photos of DRose wearing them during warmups against the Bobcats earlier this week. I initially thought the 3s were better than the 3.5s, but after checking them out, these look real good. I’ve also added a couple [...]

With last year’s Lei Feng edition of the Rose 2.5, adidas Basketball celebrates the Chinese New Year once again with the “Year of the Snake” edition of the Rose 3.5. With CNY on February 10, the shoe features a black synthetic SPRINTWEB upper and a scale-like textured pattern on the toe box.  The chrome/metallic gold [...]

With Derrick Rose, it’s all about family and the city of Chicago. Here’s the latest colorway for the Rose 3 dubbed “Throwback”, as it takes inspiration from Rose’s childhood, growing up in the South Side of Chicago. Rose used to watch the 90s comedy “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” starring Will Smith, and the bright [...]

As we continue to eagerly wait for the return of Derrick Rose, adidas Basketball has been documenting his journey throughout the whole ordeal in #TheRetun. If you’ve been following the site long enough, you would’ve seen the other episodes posted here on the site. In this episode, DRose talks about how he wants his fans [...]