Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum announced his retirement from the league after 18 seasons in a video posted to social media.
The video begins with a quote from Batum saying, “After 21 years, it’s time for me to go home.” The 6-foot-7 forward then enters a gym with his son who asks if it’s true that his father is retiring from basketball.
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“Yeah, that’s it,” Batum says. “I’m done playing basketball.”
The gym in Pont-l’Évêque, Normandy, had special meaning for Batum, being where he began his basketball career.
Batum, 37, was the Houston Rockets’ 2008 first-round draft pick (No. 25 overall) after he played two seasons for Le Mans…
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