LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash announced his retirement Saturday, quietly ending a 19-year NBA career that included two MVP awards.
After playing in just 65 games over the past three seasons due to injuries, the 41-year-old Canadian playmaker formalized his departure with a letter on The Players’ Tribune, a website where he is a senior producer.
‘’I will likely never play basketball again,’’ wrote Nash, who hasn’t played at all this season. ‘’It’s bittersweet. I already miss the game deeply, but I’m also really excited to learn to do something else.’’
The eight-time All-Star is third in NBA history with 10,335 assists, trailing only John Stockton and Jason Kidd. Nash also is the best free-throw shooter in NBA history at 90.4 percent, barely edging Mark Price.