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Derrick Rose likely will have no more than just a few practices to get ready for opening night with the New York Knicks.Rose and two friends were found not liable Wednesday in a $21.5 million civil lawsuit that accused them of raping his ex-girlfriend in August 2013, with jurors in Los Angeles needing less than four hours to reach their decision. Rose has been away from the team while dealing with the trial, and the Knicks are ready to welcome him back with open arms.Its a tough thing he went through, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said in Boston on Wednesday night, before New York beat the Celtics 121-96 in a preseason matchup. But now its over. Now he can focus on basketball. I know thats what Derrick wants ... Were just all glad its done with, and now he can get back here and focus on basketball.Hornacek said he did not expect Rose to play in the preseason finale in Brooklyn on Thursday, though he did not completely rule it out. Rose and the Knicks open the season in Cleveland on Tuesday, when the Cavaliers will get their championship rings -- and at the same time, next door at Progressive Field, the Indians will host Game 1 of the World Series.Teams traditionally dont practice coming off a back-to-back, so that would suggest the Knicks might have only three practices with their point guard before the opener. Rose played in one preseason game.We have to get him up to speed on some of the things weve put in, Hornacek said.Hornacek is adding elements of the triangle to his offense. Rose said in training camp that learning the triangle sets was challenging, so his absence from practices and games over the past two weeks certainly hasnt been ideal.It wouldve been nice if he was here and played and got in a rhythm with guys, Hornacek said. We do have some days of practice before the first game. 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She was like Oh, you need the locker rooms open? I went yes please and she started walking to the Pakistani change room. I was like, No, Im that way, thank you.His Pakistani background remains important to Khawaja, although he remembers only glimpses of his early life in Islamabad. He has not been back to visit relatives in Pakistan since 2008, and has had few dealings with the Pakistan cricket team, having played against them only in a solitary Twenty20 international during this years World T20 in India.Asked whether playing his first Test against Pakistan would be a significant moment, Khawaja said he had not considered the matter in that way, but he said it might be a big moment for his parents, Tariq and Fozia.They grew up in Pakistan and were there for a long time, Khawaja said. Obviously I was born there, so its a very close part of me. It still is a very big part of me... culture is very important, as is religion. My parents are Australian but theyre also very Pakistani. If I broke it down, the way I act and what I do, is very Australian, but there are always parts of me [that are Pakistani] - when I talk to my parents I still at times try to speak Urdu here and there. Its not as good as theirs but they can understand whats going on. It is a big part of my life when Im with my parents or around my parents, but other than that its usually quitee normal.dddddddddddd.My parents are truly Australian now. They dont support Pakistan at all. They havent for a long time. They were there for 30 years but now they just want me to do well and want Australia to win every single time no matter who were playing. There is no allegiance conflict at all.Khawaja was four-and-a-half years old when the family moved to Sydney, and his life quickly became that of any young Australian. There was never any doubt over which country held Khawajas cricket future, and in 2011 he became the first Pakistan-born cricketer to win a baggy green.Ive had glimpses of memories from before I left, he said. I was born in Islamabad. So I have glimpses of memories of our old place and whatnot, but nothing too circumstantial. Most of my childhood memories revolve around being in Australia, being in Sydney.The Pakistan series will not only pit Khawaja against the country of his birth, but also against his former Australia coach Mickey Arthur, who is now in charge of Pakistans side. Khawaja was one of the four players suspended during the homework saga in India in 2013, which was a key moment in the eventual downfall of Arthur as Australias coach.Im not spiteful or vengeful in that sort of respect, Khawaja said. Mickey is a very good guy. He was very nice... every time we were around [each other] he was very helpful. It was such a long time ago. It was tough at the time but I was playing the next Test series anyway, so it didnt really mean too much. I played the next Test series [in England] and didnt play that well and then got dropped, so that wasnt anyone elses fault than myself.Im not the kind of guy who holds onto grudges. If I get into a fight or get angry with someone Im over it like that. Usually, anyway. Im sure if I see Mickey there would be no issues. Everything would be good. ' ' '