Amar’e Stoudemire Retires from NBA: Latest Comments and Reaction

Amar’e Stoudemire announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday following a 14-year run that included six All-Star selections.

The New York Knicks’ public relations department posted Stoudemire’s official announcement on Twitter after the 33-year-old decided to retire as a member of the team he called home from 2010-2015:

Amar’e Stoudemire announced his retirement as a player in the National Basketball Association today. #OAKAAK pic.twitter.com/GQyLRBFamV

— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) July 26, 2016

“My heart had always remained in the Big Apple,” Stoudemire said, per the team’s official Twitter account. 

ESPN.com’s Marc Stein reported Stoudemire “has lucrative interest from China, sources say, or could play in Israel for the team (Hapoel Jerusalem) he co-owns,” but added the big man plans to take some time before deciding if he intends to play pro basketball abroad in the coming season or stay put.”

Stoudemire most recently suited up for the Miami Heat after signing a one-year deal with the South Beach ballers last July, but he was deployed sparingly during a season that saw him appear in just 52 games. 

However, the lack of explosiveness that defined Stoudemire throughout the final years of his career served as a stark juxtaposition to his ascent to superstardom and correspondingly dominant prime. 

Selected ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2002 NBA draft, Stoudemire rocked rims and crashed the glass …

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