The judge in the trial of a rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose and two other men said Tuesday that he's considering a mistrial after criticizing the plaintiff's lawyers as "unbelievably careless" in production of exhibits. The judge said that if there is a mistrial it would push a new trial into the NBA regular season. The texts at issue were sent by the woman to Rose. The woman sent Rose a series of suggestive texts, starting with one that said he's the reason she "wakes up horny," followed by similar messages throughout the day of Aug. 26, 2013, Rose testified. Rose had to miss his Knicks' preseason game in New York with the Washington Wizards on Monday night in order to be in court Tuesday morning.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2016 16:41 UTC