What do you do when the biggest accomplishment of your NBA career is being the guy drafted immediately after LeBron James?
If you’re former number two overall pick and epic lottery bust Darko Milicic, you retire from playing basketball to become a kickboxing champion according to Sports Illustrated. Seriously.
According to a report… Milicic will sign a contract Wednesday to become a professional kickboxer in his native Serbia. This story, headlined “Darko Milicic put an end: Goodbye NBA career, good afternoon kick-boxing!” according to Google Translate, says Milicic’s first fight will also be announced Wednesday.
I mean, sure why not? Darko’s 29 and hasn’t played in the NBA in two years, it’s not like his basketball career is blossoming. If kickboxing keeps him relevant and gets those checks rolling in again, then more power to the big man.