LAS VEGAS — Derrick Rose is accustomed to standing shoulder to shoulder with greatness. But Sunday was a little different. The former NBA MVP for the Chicago Bulls sat on a stage alongside chess ...

Rose, 36, has a long and well-documented history with Thibodeau. The two first worked together during Rose’s prime years with the Chicago Bulls, when Thibodeau coached the team from 2010 to 2015.

Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose smiles as he sits next to the Maurice Podoloff Trophy before being named the NBA basketball's youngest MVP, Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Lincolnshire, Ill. Rose is the ...