(FILES) US guard Derrick Rose (top) holds the ball during the 2014 FIBA World basketball championships group C match Turkey vs USA at the Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao on August 31, 2014. US basketball player Derrick Rose, the youngest ever NBA player to win the MVP award, announced his retirement on September 26, 2024, after 16 seasons. The 35-year-old former Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks point guard posted a photo of himself on Instagram sitting on front of a chess set and holding a newspaper with a love letter to basketball. (Photo by Rafa RIVAS / AFP) (Photo by RAFA RIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)