Could this be the end for Steve Nash in the NBA.
Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio via Peter Vecsey is reporting that Lakers Nash is seriously considering retiring from the NBA because of a now chronic back problem.
With painful back issues causing him to spend more time in street clothes than a uniform, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash may be giving strong consideration to retirement, reports longtime NBA columnist Peter Vecsey.
Nash has been sidelined since Nov. 12 with nerve root irritation in his back. He is expected to miss at least another week.
“I’m hearing Nash’s pain is forcing him 2 seriously consider calling it a career,” tweeted Vecsey, the former national pro basketball columnist for the New York Post. “He’d still get $ this yr & next & LA’d get cap relief next.”
The 39 year old Nash is the leagues oldest player, and hesitant to even talk about his future.
“I hesitate to even talk about it now because it’s probably not a good time,” Nash told LA reporters after a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 11. “I’m feeling a little emotional, but it’s hard. I really want to play and I really want to play the way I’m accustomed to playing, and to be so limited is frustrating. And also to not know where a clean-ish bill of health is is a little daunting too.”