Basketball player breaks down at shoe launch

Derrick Rose wants the Chicago teachers’ strike to end

NBA star Derrick Rose got rather emotional at the launch of D Rose 3, his Adidas shoe, yesterday. ESPN says the tears came because he was shown a video referencing the injury that took him out of the game in April, but CNN points out that he also said, in between sobs, that he’s praying for the Chicago teachers’ strike to end. Perhaps he just really loves education. Check out the clip: