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The New York Knicks may run into more trouble than they bargained for when they traded for Derrick Rose.
Many thought it was a steal when the Knicks acquired the former MVP as their new point guard for center Robin Lopez, guards Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant, hardly players of consequence for the Madison Square Garden group. If you consider the eventual signing of Joakim Noah as a result of the Rose acquisition, it was really a coup for Phil Jackson.
However, acquiring Rose came with the risk of various injuries and a severe dip in talent level. While he has shown flashes of his former self, those have been few and far between from the very limited time that he actually makes the court.
As if those were not enough to distract the fans in New York, Rose is involved in a rape case that may become worse than the Kobe Bryant scandal more than a decade ago, especially with the latest twist in the story. The investigator of the rape case was found dead in a house in California. Details from CBS.
"Nadine Hernandez, 44, was found around 2:45 p.m., after police responded to reports of a shooting. Paramedics transported Hernandez to a hospital where she later died. A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said."
It was later mentioned by the police that "the incident is being investigated as a suicide" although it's still "an ongoing investigation." Also in the report, the house where Hernandez was found was said to be "owned by a retired LAPD lieutenant, but it remains unclear if she lived there."
The big question for Knicks fans is whether this development will affect the rape case in any way. For its part, ESPN reported that the alleged suicide is not directly related to the high profile case.
"The LAPD says there's no indication the death was related to any cases Hernandez was investigating," the report stated.
Based on statements from both the accuser and the defense, Hernandez seemed to sway in her investigation. Defense lawyer Mark Baute quoted Hernandez as saying "there's no rape case here."
In contrast, attorney Brandon Anand said that "She (Hernandez) unequivocally stated that a crime had been committed" after the late investigator interviewed the accuser in her parents' home in Northern California.
