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Stutter Step

By Jon Greenberg
ESPNChicago.com

Thursday, June 11, 2009

CHICAGO -- It's been a long, hot summer for Derrick Rose, and the Bud Billiken Parade is still two months away. Since being taken No. 1 in the draft last June by his hometown Chicago Bulls, Rose has gone from one-year college phenom to the face of his childhood team. He was, for all intents and purposes, living the dream of every kid from Englewood to Highland Park who wore No. 23 in every sport and bounced basketballs against bedroom walls. So why has his public life become a nightmare in ...

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