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DeMar DeRozan is tired of questions about his age. ‘You just make people eat their words,’ the 33-year-old Chicago Bulls forward says.

DeMar DeRozan is tired of being called old. He’s tired of a lot of things. Questions about his toughness. About his fit with Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls. About whether he still has enough in the tank to make it another season. As DeRozan enters his 14th NBA season, he is accustomed to shrugging off those doubts. But that doesn’t mean he’s immune to annoyance. “It’s like, ‘Damn, what did ...
DeMar DeRozan at Chicago Bulls media day at the United Center on Sept. 26, 2022, in Chicago.

DeMar DeRozan is tired of being called old.

He’s tired of a lot of things. Questions about his toughness. About his fit with Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls. About whether he still has enough in the tank to make it another season.

As DeRozan enters his 14th NBA season, he is accustomed to shrugging off those doubts. But that doesn’t mean he’s immune to annoyance.

“It’s like, ‘Damn, what did I do to you all?’ ” DeRozan said with a laugh during Bulls media day

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