The Chicago Bulls lost against the New York Knicks by a wide margin last night. With this third consecutive loss, the Bulls are currently sitting in 11th place in the Eastern Conference table with an 11-17 record. As a result of this, fans were disappointed with the team and could be heard booing in the United Center. However, suddenly the boos turned into thunderous cheers when they saw former Bulls icon Derrick Rose score a three-pointer against his former team last night. Moreover, they also reacted to this play by D-Rose on social media.

Derrick Rose, who was left out of coach Tom Thibodeau’s rotation after a defeat against the Dallas Mavericks on Dec 3, finally came off the bench in the fourth quarter by replacing Miles McBride last night. Following his entrance on the court, he scored the three-pointer which caused the arena to erupt in noise. It was a moment to look out for as he received ovations from his former fanbase, despite them knowing that they were on the verge of losing.

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Rose himself reflected on this gesture of the fans after the New York Knicks won the game with a box score of 114-91. The Knicks guard said, ?To come here and to see all the love and receive all the love that we got, it was unreal.???

Bulls fans reflect on Derrick Rose scoring the three-pointer

Meanwhile, a clip of Rose scoring the three-pointer garnered a lot of attention on social media, and many fans expressed their thoughts online.?From the comments, it seems like the fans were emotionally moved. Most of them expressed how much they still love the hometown hero who gave them almost eight years of his service.

They were also vocal about retiring his #1 jersey with the Chicago Bulls. Few of them even commented that they thought the 34-year-old was not getting proper game time with the Knicks or else he would have produced more such performances. One fan commented, “Can confirm the only good moment for us this season”.

Here are some more reactions from NBA Twitter:

https://twitter.com/garethouu/status/1603952924035493888?s=20&t=-xkwydOBmZcI85VpGA3t6g

https://twitter.com/YaBoiGrego/status/1603953467185299457?s=20&t=-xkwydOBmZcI85VpGA3t6g

Regardless of everything, the fans showered their love on their former legend and three-time All-Star.

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