PHOENIX – Knicks injured point guard Derrick Rose released an inspirational video in which he indicates he’s not giving up on returning this season.
“The goal is to come back stronger, come back with more knowledge, more discipline, more determination, more willpower,’’ Rose said in the video, which appears to be filmed inside a moving vehicle. “Everything. Because motherf–ker’s think it’s sweet. ‘Ah man you’re having surgery again. You probably think about calling it a wrap.’ Ha ha, jokes on you.”
It is believed Rose recited the words on Feb. 25 – the day he underwent another procedure to deal with a skin infection stemming from his late-December ankle surgery.
Rose, who hasn’t played since Dec. 16, was set to make his long-awaited comeback last Sunday, but the procedure derailed his return. The Knicks have given no timetable, other than Tom Thibodeau saying Tuesday he will be reevaluated in 7-10 days. He didn’t make the…