Jury clears Derrick Rose, two friends in civil rape trial

Jurors cleared NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends Wednesday in a lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.The jury reached the verdict in federal court in Los Angeles after hearing dramatically different accounts of the August 2013 sexual encounter.Rose says he's thankful that the jury rejected the lawsuit.He said in a statement to The Associated Press that it was important to prove he did not do what he was accused of, even t