Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose Money Hungry? Should Adidas Have Dropped Star Point Guard?

Dan Bernstein of CBS Sports, suggests that Adidas should have dropped Chicago Bulls' star Derrick Rose a long time ago, while former ESPN now Fox's media personality Colin Cowherd claims the point guard is simply money hungry.

Given the fact that Derrick Rose has been injury ridden since 2012, beginning with the star point guard's left ACL tear, which took him over a season and a half to recover from, ultimately leading to the tearing of his right meniscus, his sneaker deal with Adidas along with his five-year contract with the Bulls may seem a bit too generous. Especially considering the fact that he's missed 213 games since the signing of that five-year deal (which happens to be $94 million).

Now, haters are bound to hate, but some claim that Adidas should've dropped Derrick long ago, while others claim Rose is simply a money hungry athlete, who lacks self-awareness.

As reported by ESPN Radio's The Team, during the Chicago Bulls Media Day on Monday, Derrick Rose made some strange remarks. He went out of his way to mention his 2017 free agency preparations. Now, for an athlete to make a public announcement to discuss his eagerness to cash-in is never a good idea. Especially when said athlete has barely played any games during his five-year contract, and when 2017 is pretty far in the future, considering the fact that said athlete still needs to prove his post-injury ability.

Rose's claims seemed pretty ignorant, too, because although he may be the potential key to the Bulls next championship, he's also the reason the Bulls have been unable to get to the Finals... Now, what Rose should really be talking about is his return, which is what fans have been patiently waiting for since his multiple injuries. For Rose to be thinking about another (probably bigger, too) contract seems pretty greedy. And for Rose to mention the fact that the $250 million he's "earned" isn't enough to provide for his son, definitely comes off as money hungry.

So when sports media personality, Colin Cowherd decides to come at Derrick Rose for being money hungry, he's not exactly wrong...

"Understand that when you go to a podium, nobody wants to hear about money" @ColinCowherd on Derrick Rose. #HerdHere https://t.co/uOrX4S7Ho4

— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) September 30, 2015

"You see all the money they're passing out in this league," Cowherd said as per Sports Grid. "You have missed 280 games; nobody wants to hear that.

"Nobody wants to hear that when they spend 500 bucks a night to take their family, middle-class people in Chicago, they take their kid to one NBA game a year. They live in Eastern Indiana. They can't afford to live in Chicago. They go to a single game a year with their son and you're never available to play. You have $100 million contract with Adidas and you want to talk about your son? Awesome! 'You know they're passing out a lot of money in this league and I want to make sure I get' – nobody wants to hear that. You know what they want to hear? 'I've had six major injuries, all I care about is giving the fans who travel in that region in the country to come see me play an honest night's work and stay healthy.'"

On the other hand, CBS Sports' Dan Bernstein claims Adidas should've dropped Derrick Rose a long time ago.

As reported by CBS Sports, Bernstein suggests that Adidas may have put too much stock in Rose from the jump, since the deal has amounted to nothing short of a flop. Following Rose's ACL injury in 2012, "Adidas threw itself into staging a series of cinematic television spots touting 'The Return,' it then never materialize," Bernstein writes.

All Rose managed to accumulate out of his sneaker sales was roughly $32 million last year, which is 20 percent less than his sales of 2013. Meanwhile, Nike's top players such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant have brought $640 million combined as LeBron lead the pack with $340 million in sales. So, Derrick's injuries have simply hurt himself, they've hurt Adidas too.

Bernstein also points out Rose's recent off-court issues, including the recent rape allegations made by a former ex-girlfriend, which he thinks is another reason why Adidas should reconsider its landmark deal with Rose.

Now, the irony in the whole situation is the fact that about a year ago, an ESPN anchor blamed Adidas for Derrick's injuries. According to Sole Collector, ESPN's anchor Sarah Spain connected Derrick Rose's injury of a hamstring strain to his Adidas sneakers:

"My conspiracy theory, which I've been fighting off because I've got no issues with adidas and I don't know how they're made, but those shoes advertise as 'lighter than yours,' lightest shoes on the market," said Spain. "And ever since he started that big adidas deal and changing shoes all the time, things started happening."

Maybe Adidas really should drop Derrick Rose after all! If Adidas drops Derrick, his injuries may subside and he may actually become the player he once was. And maybe his monetary consumption from his contracts and deals could equal his worth for a change (or maybe he'll get the amount he feels he deserves, you know, to help him provide for his son and all...).