PICS: Derrick Rose's ex Mieka Reese gives a sneak peek into son PJ Rose's special day
Derrick Rose's former girlfriend Mieka Reese gave her 587K followers a sneak peek into her son Derrick "PJ" Rose Jr's special day on Saturday. PJ celebrated his 12th birthday and his mother uploaded pictures and videos from the event on her Instagram stories.
Mieka Reese threw a party and guests attended her son's birthday party. She uploaded a video of the food counter at the event which served hamburgers, hotdogs and nachos, among many other items present at the event. In another video, she showed her followers, the jersey her son wears while practicing. There were two jerseys, one in white and one in black, with the name PJ printed on the front.
In another story, she shared a video of her son cutting the birthday cake. The cake was designed in a special Chicago theme with the mascots of the Chicago Bulls and other teams from the city placed on top of the cake. Later on in the video, Derrick Rose's son blew the candles and cut the cake as the guests and his mother sang the happy birthday song.
In another story, Mieko Reese shared a picture of a custom sneaker station where the children were seen painting and creating their custom sneakers. In her last story, Reese shared a post saying that her son is gonna grow up to become a goat.
Derrick Rose's son PJ loses a $200 bet with his retired father
Derrick Rose and his wife Aliana Anderson attended the birthday party of the former Chicago Bulls star's son. Rose's wife Aliana uploaded a video on her Instagram story where the father and son can be seen agreeing on a bet over basketball. Aliana accompanied a caption, with the post expressing her thoughts on the interaction.
"LIbra SZN."
In the video, D-Rose can be heard offering his son $200 if he makes the 3-point shot from the edge of the court. In response to the offer, PJ confirms the amount and then proceeds to shoot the ball after a dribble, only to hit the rim and miss the basket.
Last month, Derrick Rose shocked the NBA community and his fans when he announced that he would call time on his NBA career and move on to the next chapter of his life. He has been doing exactly that, as he spends more time with his family and friends.