Last night, the Knicks hosted the New Orleans Pelicans with hopes of reversing a recent funk in which New York had lost seven of its last eight games. Not only did the Knicks fall last night to the Pelicans, 110-96, but they did so without starting point guard Derrick Rose.
Rose was absent from the team for the game for reasons that were unclear, and the team responded today by fining him for his actions.
Derrick Rose has returned to practice today, though, and the team announced he had been fined for missing the game and said he was expected to be in uniform Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
After practice, Rose said he missed the game because of a “family issue”.
