FILE – Gordon Haywar retired from the NBA after 14 seasons on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photograph/Tony Gutierrez)
BROWNSBURG, Indiana— Gordon Hayward, who almost gave Butler a nationwide title over Duke with a half-court shot that simply missed on the ultimate play of the 2010 NCAA males’s basketball championship recreation, retired from the NBA after 14 seasons on Thursday.
Hayward performed for Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Oklahoma Metropolis, and was an All-Star in 2017. He averaged 15.2 factors in 835 profession regular-season video games, and stated he was wanting ahead to spending extra time together with his household.
“Immediately, I’m formally retiring from the sport of basketball,” Hayward wrote on social media. “It’s been an unbelievable trip and I’m so grateful to everybody who helped me obtain greater than I ever imagined.”
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— Gordon Hayward (@gordonhayward) August 1, 2024
Hayward thanked his mother and father and household, his agent Mark Bartelstein, coaches, teammates, trainers, medical doctors and pals for supporting him “by numerous years and cities, serving to me exceed my very own expectations.”
“To all my followers: thanks for supporting me by the ups and downs,” Hayward wrote. “I’ll all the time cherish the letters of encouragement and the moments we’ve shared world wide. You impressed me to all the time dream massive and enhance on a regular basis — and for the younger gamers up subsequent, I problem you do to the identical.”
