1.0 link 214590 <![CDATA[Derrick Rose Gang Sign Photo Controversy: Rose Calls It A Bad Joke]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/11/derrick-rose-gang-sign-ph_n_214590.html Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose moved quickly to try to tamp down a growing controversy over a photo circulating online of him flashing gang signs.

In a statement released Thursday, shortly after the Chicago Tribune and other news outlets reported on the photo, Rose called the picture a bad joke made during his one year at the University of Memphis and strongly denied that he has ever been involved in gang activity.

The full statement:

Recently, a photo has been circulating on...
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