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Kings' Abdur-Rahim calls it quits
posted 8:29 pm Mon September 22, 2008 -
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(Sports Network) - Shareef Abdur-Rahim, a 12-year NBA veteran most currently with the Sacramento Kings, announced his retirement on Monday due to a reoccurring knee injury.
Abdur-Rahim was well known in the Western Conference with stops in Portland, Vancouver and Sacramento along with a brief stint in the Eastern Conference with Atlanta. He averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game over 830 career contests.
"I've been in a situation where I've been trying to get healthy over the last year and a half," said Abdur-Rahim. "I came to grips with the fact that, health-wise, I won't be able to get back to the condition and level that is needed to play in the NBA."
Abdur-Rahim's best season came with Vancouver in 1998-1999, when he posted 23.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during the lockout season. He was also a member of the gold-medal winning United States Olympic team in 2000.
"Regarding my career, I've been really blessed and fortunate," said Abdur- Rahim. "I'm thankful that I had basketball and was able to play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of people who actually get to do what they grow up dreaming about doing."
Abdur-Rahim was a bright young star in the league before injuries hit. He became the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to eclipse the 10,000-point barrier when he scored 18 points versus Washington as a 26-year-old Atlanta Hawk.
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"I've been in a situation where I've been trying to get healthy over the last year and a half," said Abdur-Rahim. "I came to grips with the fact that, health-wise, I won't be able to get back to the condition and level that is needed to play in the NBA."
Abdur-Rahim's best season came with Vancouver in 1998-1999, when he posted 23.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during the lockout season. He was also a member of the gold-medal winning United States Olympic team in 2000."Regarding my career, I've been really blessed and fortunate," said Abdur- Rahim. "I'm thankful that I had basketball and was able to play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of people who actually get to do what they grow up dreaming about doing."
Abdur-Rahim was a bright young star in the league before injuries hit. He became the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to eclipse the 10,000-point barrier when he scored 18 points versus Washington as a 26-year-old Atlanta Hawk.
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