Veteran guard Jamal Crawford published a tweet early on Monday morning announcing his retirement as a professional basketball player.
“‘Goodbye to the game, all the spoils the adrenaline rush,'” Crawford wrote, quoting a Jay-Z song. “Thank you basketball, I owe you everything …..✌🏾”
While Crawford’s tweet doesn’t explicitly state that he’s retiring, it seems pretty safe to assume that’s his intent.
The longtime NBA guard turned 42 years old on Sunday and hasn’t played in the league since he appeared in a single game for the Nets during the 2020 bubble at Walt Disney World.
Selected out of Michigan with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, Crawford played in 1,327 regular season games and another 74 playoff contests across 20 seasons for the Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Clippers, Timberwolves, Suns, and Nets.
Crawford averaged 14.6 PPG and 3.4 APG on .410/.348/.862 shooting in 29.4 minutes per game over the course of his career.
In his final non-bubble game, playing for the Suns in Dallas on the last day of the 2018/19 season, Crawford went off for 51 points. It was the most points he had scored in a game since 2007 and the second-highest mark of his career.
The Seattle native was a three-time Sixth Man of the Year, earning the honor in 2010, 2014, and 2016. He also won the league’s Teammate of the Year award in 2018.
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I distinctly remember him bursting on the scene at UofM. He was the big freshman bball player & David Terrell was the big freshman football player & Dick Vitale was pretty excited about those 2 guys friendship lol. Terrell hasn’t been relevant in about a decade but I hope him & Jamal are still tight. My favorite Jamal Crawford yrs were obv when he was here in Atl. He was the perfect 6th man/3rd guard for us & had some big playoff moments, especially vs Orlando. Time for him to take his game to the Big3 where he will surely continue to be a fan favorite
Funny that Terrell was a bears first round pick and Crawford was a bulls first round pick, I remember his early days with the bulls, inconsistent but he would do things sometimes that made you know he belonged
Enjoy your retirement legend. Loved how him and then Lou Williams anchored the 6th spot for a decade for the clips.
What a fun player to watch. His handles….. yeesh.
Top 5 sixth man of all time.