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Rudy Homosexual’s NBA profession has come to an finish after 17 seasons and stints with 5 completely different groups.
The 38-year-old announced his retirement in an article for The Gamers’ Tribune, writing he feels just like the “luckiest man on this planet” for all that he was in a position to do on the court docket and attending to share the remainder of his life together with his household.
Rudy Homosexual @RudyGay
I am 38 years outdated.
I’ve had an 18 12 months profession within the NBA.
It is time to grasp it up. Thanks for all the things — it is all love. @PlayersTribune https://t.co/GOEjp3rolL
The final look for Homosexual in an NBA sport was for the Utah Jazz on March 22, 2023.
Homosexual first put himself on the nationwide radar throughout his two seasons at Connecticut from 2004 to ’06. He was named Massive East Rookie of the Yr as a freshman and earned a first-team All-American honors throughout his sophomore marketing campaign.
UConn’s title hopes within the 2005-06 season have been dashed throughout George Mason’s Cinderella run within the NCAA match. Homosexual did all the things in his energy to get the Huskies into the Last 4 with 20 factors and 6 rebounds in 42 minutes, however Connecticut fell 86-84 in extra time.
Homosexual declared for the 2006 NBA draft and was chosen No. 8 general by the Houston Rockets, who traded his rights to the Memphis Grizzlies. He spent the primary seven seasons of his profession with the Grizzlies.
The 2010-11 season noticed the Grizzlies win their first playoff sequence in franchise historical past, defeating the 61-win San Antonio Spurs in six video games.
Memphis traded Homosexual to the Toronto Raptors halfway by means of the 2012-13 season. He was traded once more early within the 2013-14 season to the Sacramento Kings, who he would play with for the following 4 years.
Homosexual missed a lot of the 2016-17 season and begin of the 2017-18 season as a consequence of a torn Achilles. He had a four-year run with the Spurs from 2017-18 to 2020-21, then closed out his profession with the Jazz for 2 seasons.
The Golden State Warriors signed Homosexual to a one-year deal in September 2023. He averaged 2.0 factors per sport on 33.3 % three-point capturing in two appearances earlier than being waived as a part of their last preseason roster cuts.
Homosexual appeared in 1,139 video games between the common season and playoffs in his profession. He averaged 15.8 factors on 45.2 % capturing, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per sport.
