Tracy McGrady is saying there is a another reason he retired from the NBA. I guess we were all wrong in assuming he retired because he was barely an NBA player at this point! That couldn’t be it right? In case you don’t recognize sarcasm that was me being sarcastic. Hit the jump to see what he said about retiring.
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In a recent interview, McGrady said the following regarding retirement:
I was just drained and tired of the bull**** to be honest with you,” McGrady said. “Not really getting the opportunity to show what I could do, I wasn’t going to put myself through that kind of situation again.
“Right now, I’m just enjoying my life and enjoying being free. It hasn’t been that way since I was 18 years old; every year grinding it out, getting my body ready for the NBA’s rigorous regular season. I’d be in training camp and preseason right now, but instead I get to relax and be with my kids, just enjoying life. My kids love it and I’m really enjoying the opportunity to be around them. My boys are seven and four right now and my daughters are 10 and five. Just to be able to go out and get to see them play in their little league, basketball league and soccer league, it feels so good to be out there and to see that. I love that. They love having me there, seeing them play, and that brings joy to me. Being away and traveling all the time during an NBA season, you don’t get those opportunities so I’m enjoying it.”
I guess we will let him live with that explanation, but any NBA fan will tell you it was way past McGrady’s prime and he just is not a capable player anymore. His body and injuries really caught up with him and took a toll. Still, he played 16 years and made 7 all star teams. Not a bad career at all.
