A couple of videos surfaced of D Rose practicing with Team USA and it got everyone hyped for The Return Part Deux.
While most are cautiously optimistic, Rose says he’s back to himself and expects great things.
“I’m there, man,” Rose said, when asked how close he is to playing like his old self. “I’m not worried about that. My confidence is very high, and that’s the only thing you might see this year — that my confidence level is through the roof.”
“I really think I’m a special player in my mind,” Rose said. “And I still have youth — I’m only 25. Just doing everything I’m supposed to do in rehab, just strengthening everything, taking it one day at a time and getting the most out of every day. That’s why I’ve been preparing for this moment, really.”
Rose says he has used the criticism from fans and media as motivation to prove his doubters wrong. Time will tell.