Derrick Rose takes over Chicago for adiZero Rose 2 | Photo gallery

So the NBA is having a bit of a disfunctional year, that's somewhat unfortunate for our own basketball star Derrick Rose, who enters this season with the momentum of his youngest ever NBA MVP award behind him. This weekend, Chicago got a little extra personal attention from Rose which we promise to return when the season finally gets off the ground. Rose celebrated the release of his new signature adidas shoe, the adiZero Rose 2 with a whirlwhind tour of Chicago, meeting fans Saturday at the adidas store on Michigan Ave and Foot Locker on State Street. Later, Rose hit the court at the James Jordan Boys & Girls Club for “Run with D Rose” where adidas Facebook fans were given the chance to play 3-on-3 with the MVP.  Common tried on adiZero Rose 2s, hit the court and hit the crowd with a freestyle rap that brought the house down. Perhaps, we can bring the debonaire rapper to the negotiating table to short out the mess with some choice lyrics?