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Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose to return to Manila in September
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose will make his return to Manila as part of his D-Rose Tour for Adidas.
The tour, which will take the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player around Europe and Asia, includes a three-day visit to the Philippines from September 14 to 16.
Rose was last in Manila in July 2011 to play in a pair of exhibition games during the NBA lockout. The games, dubbed the SMART Ultimate All-Star Weekend, featured Rose teamming up with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Chris Paul, among others, against a PBA selection and the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team.
The Bulls lead man missed the past NBA season because of a left knee injury.
In his tour, Rose will promote his new signature shoe, the D-Rose 773, which features Adidas’ new Crazyquick technology.