LOS ANGELES -- Defense attorneys in the $21 million rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose complained about the racial and ethnic makeup of the prospective Los Angeles jury pool, noting only two were African-American, like the defendants.An attorney for Roses two co-defendants, Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen, noted Tuesday that 15 of the first 27 jurors were Hispanic, just like woman, identified as Jane Doe. All three defendants are African-American.The jury pool was selected at random from a diverse population, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said. He said that was just tough luck and he could not rejigger the group.Potential jurors were asked what they know about the case, what basketball team they root for and whether they can set aside their own sexual moral beliefs and biases.Rose, who is returning to the sport with a new team after several injuries, was not in the Los Angeles courtroom because the New York Knicks open their preseason in Houston the same day. He was expected to appear Thursday. His two friends and the woman who accused the trio of gang-rape attended jury selection.Fitzgerald gave a panel of 50 prospective jurors an outline of the case, warning that they would hear testimony about sex acts and be exposed to vulgarity and profanity.The woman, who dated Rose on and off for two years, claims he and two friends raped her while she was incapacitated in her apartment after a night of drinking in August 2013. Los Angeles police are still investigating.She was identified in court for the first time and introduced to jurors by name. The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault.Rose and his two friends denied the allegations and said the sex was consensual.I feel like Im innocent, and I feel like I didnt do anything wrong, Rose told reporters two weeks ago.Jurors were asked to fill out a short questionnaire that asked about their families, jobs and whether they or their relatives had ever been sexually assaulted.They were asked what a woman should do if she has been raped and whether a woman can be raped by a man with whom she has a sexual relationship.The trial threatens to overshadow Roses attempts to bounce back from injuries that sidelined him the past few seasons and expose details of his sex life, including text messages discussing his desire to have group sex.The woman has said she rebuffed those offers and never consented to having sex with the trio. She claimed she was drugged, though Roses lawyers said theres no evidence of any drugs.Roses attorneys said the woman is trying to extort millions from the former MVP.The woman had wanted to remain anonymous because she said she was harassed online after her name was leaked, and she didnt want her conservative parents to learn about the incident. She said they dont know anything about it or her relationship with Rose.Fitzgerald allowed her to remain anonymous until trial. If he kept her identity from the jury, the judge said it might appear he was protecting her, and jurors might assume he believed her, which could hamper Roses defense.The woman reported the incident to police last year -- two years after she says she was raped -- which is when she sued.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.Custom Miami Marlins Nike Jerseys . 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