NBA Champion-Cleveland Cavaliers

Jury clears Derrick Rose in civil lawsuit

The jury reached the verdict in a federal court in Los Angeles after hearing dramatically different accounts of the August 2013 sexual encounter.

Rose was clearly relieved the jury had rejected the lawsuit.

"I am thankful that the jury understood and agreed with me," his statement said. "This experience and my sensitivity to it was deep.  I am ready to put this behind me and focus on my family and career."

Rose and the New York Knicks begin the regular season against the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesay October 26th.