super heavy artillery

Chapter 881 Will Get Old After All
No matter how strong a person is, they will eventually grow old.

Stars such as Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Russell, who have been separated from each other for a long time, have always been symbols in history.Even those stars who are familiar to most fans and can represent the youth of a large part of the current fans are also aging.

Jordan, Kobe, O'Neal, Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Nash, Garnett, Ray Allen, Carter, Pierce, Nowitzki, some players were still in the league for the first two seasons, but now, they have basically faded out out of the arena.Carter, for example, is still holding on.But everyone understood that he was no longer the half-human, half-god he was back then.

2002年11月28日，迈克尔·乔丹宣布在2002-03赛季结束后选择退役。这是乔丹第三次宣布退役，也是最后一次退役。

In order to thank the greatest star in NBA history, the league specially held a retirement ceremony for Jordan in the 2003 All-Star Game.During the intermission, when Mariah Carey stood in the center of the court wearing the No. 23 jersey of the Jordan Wizards and sang "Hero" affectionately, the fans stood up and applauded.At this time, Jordan's eyes were full of tears. Everyone knew that the era of the flying man Jordan was completely over.

Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon in 2013. After returning from injury, Kobe was still able to throw those difficult balls again and again, but it is undeniable that he still has not recovered his best form.At that time, even Kobe, who would never admit defeat, admitted that he had lost to the years and announced his retirement in 2016.

Kobe is one of the best scorers in the NBA. He has won numerous awards in his career. He is proficient in breakthroughs, shooting, free throws, and three-pointers. He has almost no offensive blind spots. The personal record of 81 points in a single game is a strong proof of this.

Jordan and Kobe are the two league No.1s that James has previously recognized.They were like the sun and the moon, before James' time.But the NBA will always be star-studded.The sun and the moon alternate, and the stars fall, which is regrettable.

On June 2011, 6, O'Neal uploaded a short 2-second video on Twitter, announcing his retirement in the video.No one would have imagined that this darling on the court would leave the court in such an ingenious way.

On July 7 of the same year, Yao Ming held a press conference in Shanghai, announcing that he would end his basketball career and officially retire.

On October 2013, 10, NBA legend Allen Iverson held a press conference in Philadelphia and officially announced his retirement, thus ending his wonderful basketball career.He said at the press conference: "I officially announced the end of my basketball career. I thought this would be a sad day, but now I feel great."

Time defeated the rebellious and bohemian Iverson!Everyone has the day when they retire, and Iverson is no exception.When Iverson kissed the 76ers floor again, everyone already knew that day was coming.

A little earlier than him, another superstar McGrady announced his retirement.

Many people say that McGrady is a more unfortunate player than Iverson.His talent and conditions are easier to succeed than Iverson.McGrady at his peak was like a delicate fire, burning endlessly wherever he went; McGrady at the end of his career was just as regrettable as Iverson.There has been a saying in the fan circle: God has two children, one is McGrady and the other is Kobe.God gave McGrady talent and Kobe Bryant hard work.

On August 2013, 8, McGrady officially announced his retirement after missing the championship at the closest place.

Nash left the game with the same regret as McGrady.As one of the representatives of the golden generation of NBA96, Nash's personal honors are quite dazzling.He is the ninth defender in NBA history to win the MVP, and he is also the third consecutive MVP among defenders.He is also the first international player to win the regular season MVP since Olajuwon.

"No one can play basketball for the rest of their lives. I'm retiring."

On March 2015, 3, the 22-year-old Nash announced his official retirement in an open letter.

2016 is definitely a year worth remembering for basketball fans.In addition to Kobe, the stars who retired this year include Duncan, Garnett, Stoudemire, Ray Allen...

On July 2016, 7, Duncan officially announced his retirement after careful consideration.Duncan's retirement was as low-key as his career, not as amazing as Kobe, and ended his great career silently.

On July 7, the former Phoenix bully signed a one-day short contract with the Knicks, and then officially retired from the NBA as a Knicks player. On September 28, Garnett officially announced his retirement, and there has been no bloody wolf king in the league since then. On November 9, the legendary NBA shooter Ray Allen announced his official retirement, marking the end of the 24 golden generation.

On May 2017, 5, with 1:2 left in the third quarter, Pierce made a free throw.No one expected that it was the last point of his entire NBA career.

"Now, my entire basketball career is over."

Pierce, who was standing in the locker room, said these words calmly.However, it couldn't hide the trace of melancholy on his face.Even though Pierce has been preparing for this moment for a season, when the time of farewell comes, he is still reluctant.

On April 2019, 4, Lowitzki's career came to an end.

"The first time I came to this team, the first time I was interviewed by the media, I still remember the picture of taking makeup photos with Nash, that was my first suit and tie," Nowitzki recalled: "These stories sound like Very long ago, it seems like a lifetime away, but it seems like it was yesterday."

The changing seasons and the alternation of the old and the new are the inevitable laws of the development of things.Good things are for remembering, but life is not only ten or twenty years, there are many good things to enjoy.As Nowitzki said: "My life has turned a new page. I don't have to spend the whole day thinking about basketball, and I can move on."

One day, James will follow in the footsteps of these predecessors and become a part of the history of the league.

In fact, there are very few players left who entered the league with James in 2003.

Even if James is nearly 36 years old this season and still plays data not inferior to his peak period, leading the Lakers to the 17th O'Brien Cup, but everyone knows that his era is about to passed.This is not that a few years ago everyone thought that there would be those Mesozoic stars who would replace him, but that the time left for him to rule the league is really running out.

It is really a matter of great gratitude for the fans to be able to see James running on the field.

(End of this chapter)