Retire

During his 20 years in the league, no one seemed to love playing basketball more than Kobe Bryant. Rumor has it that he was always in the gym, working on his game. Even during his prime, he was typically the first guy to arrive, last one to leave. Now that he’s done playing, he’s keeping [...]

Yes, that’s right, Metta World Peace wishes to be an NBA coach once he retires from the NBA. TMZ Sports spoke with Metta World Peace earlier this week about the praise he has been receiving from the Lakers coaching staff. According to them, Metta’s knowledge and experience are incredibly valuable to his team and MWP [...]

Manu Ginobili isn’t sure when he’ll be ready to follow Tim Duncan into retirement. Maybe you thought this season would be it for the 39-year-old guard, that his one-year $14 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs would be his last. He would play out the season, his 15th, then call it a career, just [...]

They say the truth shall set you free. And following this upcoming season, The Truth will be free. Paul Pierce has announced that the 2016-17 campaign will be his last in the NBA. It’s astounding to think, but this will be Paul’s 19th season in the Association. These days, he plays a role for the [...]

Don’t be fooled by Dirk Nowitzki’s two-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks. He may not have that much basketball left in him. From Stephen Hunt of Today’s Fastbreak: “I always said I wanted to kind of take it year-by-year. Signing a two-year deal doesn’t mean I necessarily have to play those two years. [...]

Kevin Garnett is apparently in no rush to decide whether to retire. We know this because he hasn’t yet told the Minnesota Timberwolves if he’ll be returning next season. Here’s what team owner Glen Taylor told NBA.com’s Steve Aschburner: “Kevin hasn’t told me or informed me yet if he’s coming back to play or if [...]

LeBron James is not yet ready to take permanent leave from Team USA basketball. Shame on you for thinking he was. Just kidding. It makes sense that you would feel that way. LeBron is 31 and turned down an opportunity to play for Team USA this summer in Rio. He will be halfway toward his [...]

After a 13 year career that included a great deal of early success and an expansive highlight reel followed by years rife with injuries and missed time, Amar’e Stoudemire decided it was time to call it quits Wednesday afternoon at the age of 33. Beyond reminiscing about the good ole days when Amar’e was the [...]

The news came down on Tuesday, suddenly and surprisingly: Amar’e Stoudemire would be retiring from the NBA as a member of the New York Knicks. Maybe this shouldn’t have been too shocking. Beyond Stoudemire electing to retire with the Knicks rather than the Phoenix Suns, the move makes sense. He is 33, he has been [...]

After 14 NBA seasons and a very successful career which included six NBA All-Star appearances and five All-NBA appearances (1x All-NBA 1st Team) Amar’e Stoudemire has decided to hang them up at the age of 33. [tweet https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/758031482426429440] Stoudemire announced his retirement Tuesday and to the surprise of some, signed a one-day contract to retire [...]