A 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. Rose's lawyers asked U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald to declare a mistrial because they had not been given three text messages important to their case until Friday, when Rose was on the witness stand. Fitzgerald, who used the phrase ''unbelievably careless'' several times, said it was not a frivolous matter and he told the lawyers to prove the texts had been disclosed.
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