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 It looks as though trouble could be brewing for our young Chicago Bulls Rookie of the Year. Quite possibly Derrick Rose may have had a little booster from Simeon High School along the way. At the heart of the investigation are allegations that Rose had altercated grade transcripts sent to Memphis along with a "stunt man" on his SAT test. What lays ahead for Rose and Memphis?Rivals.com has said the following: In a letter to Memphis, the NCAA says an unknown person took the SAT for a player, with his knowledge, and then the player used that test to get into Memphis. The NCAA said the athlete in question played for the Tigers in the 2007-08 season and the 2008 NCAA tournament. The only person who played just that season was Derrick Rose.
Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson would not identify the player involved for privacy reasons. But he said the player is cooperating with Memphis’ investigation into the allegations. The NCAA has asked Memphis to provide copies of the SAT and a Sept. 2, 2008, report by a forensic document examiner who studied the handwriting in the SAT. Rose’s attorney, Daneil E. Reidy, said in a statement Thursday that the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA draft by Chicago and this season’s rookie of the year was aware of the allegations. “Mr. Rose cooperated fully with the University of Memphis’ athletic and legal departments’ investigation of this issue when he was a student and that investigation uncovered no wrong-doing on his part,” Reidy said. “At this time, Mr. Rose sees no reason to engage in further discussion regarding this matter and will instead focus on his career as a professional basketball player. “Neither Mr. Rose nor I will have further comment.” The Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday that someone with access to Rose’s academic records at Simeon High School changed a D to a C on his transcript. The newspaper reported that Rose was one of four athletes at the school whose grades were boosted for a one-month period after their June 2007 graduation and then changed back after the bogus transcripts were sent to colleges. Memphis was notified Jan. 16 of the potentially major violations in the men’s basketball program and will appear June 6 in Indianapolis before the NCAA committee on infractions for a hearing. The alleged violations occurred under John Calipari, who left March 31 to take over at Kentucky. Calipari, who’s cooperating with the investigation, was told by the NCAA in a letter that he was not at risk of being charged with any violations in the case. Memphis faces the loss of its 38 wins that season. Now what could this mean for our prized NBA Rookie of the Year? Well, first off, Derrick Rose your a bad, bad boy and you need to go straight to detention. Face the music. If you did the crime, you need to pony up and be a man. Wait, you can't even buy a beer yet. But, if you could, you could buy alot of it! If these allegations are true, it will be another knock to professional sports in general. The truth is that kids look up to these guys. Us "yahoo's" in the media just make a story out of this kind of crap and call it sports news. But the real blow goes to the children out on the courts playing basketball. When a child says, "I want to be like Derrick Rose and make it to the NBA one day". Tell me, what exactly would that mean?
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