UPDATED 1/10/17, 12:10 p.m. ET:
Derrick Rose was spotted walking around inside of the Knicks practice facility with GM Steve Mills on Tuesday morning, according to ESPN's Ian Begley.
And as Begley suggested, Rose did appear to take part in practice. The Knicks PR team tweeted out this photo:
The Knicks PR team also announced that Rose will be back on the floor for the Knicks during their game against the 76ers on Wednesday. He has been fined an undisclosed amount of money for missing Monday's game:
See original story below.
Where in the world is Derrick Rose? That's the question running through the minds of every New York Knicks fan since a few minutes before tip-off against the New Orleans Pelicans at Madison Square Garden when the organization announced that Rose was "not with the team."
Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News says that Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek claimed that everyone on the team was available 90 minutes before tip-off, except for Mindaugas Kuzminskas, who is dealing with an illness. However, ESPN's Ian Begley is reporting that Rose was not seen warming up with the team before tip-off, and when one team official attempted to reach out to the 28-year-old point guard, they were unable to get in touch with him. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, D-Rose's whereabouts remain unclear to his teammates and close associates. Woj also believes that there could still be a legitimate reason behind his mysterious absence.
While Rose's absence isn't a direct result of their play, the Knicks were dreadful in their 110-96 loss to the Pelicans.
After the game, Hornacek said of Rose's whereabouts, "We don't have enough information to give you anything."
The good news is that it does sound like Rose is okay. He apparently spoke with Joakim Noah after the game and told him that he's fine.
But there's still a lot of mystery surrounding Rose's sudden disappearance at this time, and he may be back in his hometown of Chicago right now.
And according to sources who spoke with ESPN, he may be dealing with a family emergency.
Stay tuned for more information.
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