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Knicks' Rose mysterious no-show at Madison Square Garden

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/01/10/011017_ny.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose (25) handles the ball while Houston Rockets guard Tyler Ennis (6) defends during the fourth quarter at Toyota Center. Photo by Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</div></figcaption></figure></div>NEW YORK -- (UPDATED) New York point guard Derrick Rose was a mysterious no-show at Madison Square Garden on Monday, and that was just one of the Knicks&#x27; problems in a 110-96 NBA defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans.The Knicks started Brandon Jennings at point guard instead of Rose, the team tweeting only a terse announcement that &quot;Derrick Rose is not with the team.&quot;Coach Jeff Hornacek had given no indication of Rose&#x27;s absence in his pregame press conference. After the game he tried to deflect questions about the player.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2017/01/10/thunder-cruise-past-ailing-butler-bulls-20187">READ: Thunder cruise past ailing Butler, Bulls</a></li></ul>&quot;Right now we don&#x27;t have enough information to really give you anything,&quot; Hornacek said. &quot;So that&#x27;s just going to have to wait until we hear something from Derrick himself.&quot;Hornacek refused to be drawn on reports that team staff had been unable to contact Rose.&quot;I&#x27;m not going to comment on any of that stuff,&quot; he said. &quot;We expect him back, sure. It&#x27;s just a matter of time.&quot;We want to respect whatever he&#x27;s going through, and we&#x27;re just not going to comment on it.&quot;Teammate Joakim Noah said he had been in touch with Rose after the game and he was OK.But he shed no real light on Rose&#x27;s absence, later reported by ESPN to be due to a family matter.&quot;I don&#x27;t really want to talk too much about it because I don&#x27;t know what the situation is,&quot; Noah said. &quot;I&#x27;m just happy that everything is OK with him.&quot;The 28-year-old Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player with the Chicago Bulls, has been effective in his first season with the Knicks.He&#x27;s averaging 17.3 points in 33 games, missing a few earlier this season with back spasms.In Rose&#x27;s absence, the Knicks lost for the eighth time in nine games.Star forward Carmelo Anthony was ejected during a third quarter timeout, drawing two technical fouls for arguing over officiating.Shortly thereafter, Knicks reserve Kyle O&#x27;Quinn was ejected for a hard foul that sent Pelicans star Anthony Davis flying into courtside seats along the baseline.Davis, who scored a game-high 40 points, made both free throws to stretch New Orleans&#x27; lead to 87-63, but left the game with a hip injury.Hornacek acknowledged that frustration over the Knicks&#x27; recent struggles may have contributed to the ejections.The Knicks left the court to boos from their home fans -- which had started well before the end of the game.&quot;It was just a tough night for us,&quot; Hornacek said.© 1994-2017 Agence France-PresseFor more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

NEW YORK -- (UPDATED) New York point guard Derrick Rose was a mysterious no-show at Madison Square Garden on Monday, and that was just one of the Knicks' problems in a 110-96 NBA defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans.

NEW YORK -- (UPDATED) New York point guard Derrick Rose was a mysterious no-show at Madison Square Garden on Monday, and that was just one of the Knicks' problems in a 110-96 NBA defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans.