Derrick Rose denied speculation that he's continuing his playing career due to money he's owed on his Adidas contract.

Rose reportedly would lose $80 million on his Adidas contract if he were to walk away.

"Man, I don't care about -- not to be rude -- I don't care about no f---ing money," Rose said. "It's not about that. I've saved up enough money. It's not about that. If I wanted to leave, I would have left. Like I said, coming back here, starting with rehab that's my first step. Keeping it simple and just giving my team support and then I'll see what I see off the court."

Rose was asked if he requested a trade during his absence from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"No, no, no, no, no, no. Trade? No," Rose said. "Come on, man. I'm on one of the best teams in the league? Why would I ask to get traded? They gave me every opportunity and still are going to give me every opportunity that I would want from any other team too and that's just to hoop. I just want to hoop."

Rose confirmed that he apologized to his teammates for his absence.

"I was just figuring things out," Rose said. "Thinking about this and that. But I'm here for my team. I'm here to win. And that's one of the reasons why I came back."