Rose moves into second place amongst guards in the East

January 13, 2011 – The NBA released the fourth returns of the 2011 NBA All-Star voting today and Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose surpassed Boston’s Rajon Rondo and ranks second among guards in the East (1,225,575). Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder top the Western Conference, while Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic and LeBron James of the Miami Heat lead the Eastern Conference.

To help elect Rose as the Bulls’ first All-Star starter since Michael Jordan in 1998, the Bulls and Adidas will be passing out Rose All-Star campaign placards to all 22,000 plus expected fans at Saturday’s home game against the Miami Heat. The get-out-the-vote signs will be placed on every seat at the United Center that evening. Additionally, red roses will be distributed to all Courtside seats to promote All-Star voting.

Fans can vote daily and often for their favorite Bulls players like Rose at Bulls.com/votebulls, in arena, through their mobile phones by texting the player's last name (ROSE, NOAH, DENG, or BOOZER) to 6-9-6-2-2 ("MYNBA") or by visiting m.nba.com on any wireless carrier.