![]() The retiring of players can be one of the saddest things to see in professional basketball. Fans, coaches, general managers, team owners, and, most off all, other players are affected by the ending of players’ careers. From the end of the 2015-2016 NBA season, to the start of the 2016-2017 season, many past legends’ careers have ended. It’s a sad thing to see older player’s careers come to a halt after watching them dominate the league for ages. One of the saddest things to see as a basketball fan is seeing a past superstar get hate as they lose their skills and athleticism with age. As a Lakers fan it was the worst seeing people hate on Kobe Bryant as his career ended because he led the Lakers to five NBA championships. After Kobe retires it marked the end of the 1996 draft class. Kobe was the last one to call it quits, but he will never be forgotten as well as all of the greats that retired from this draft class. To me it is disrespectful to a player's career when he gets hate for not being as good as he used to be. Especially if that player is a future Hall of Fame player. As a player ages they suffer a lot of wear and tear when playing at such a high level of competition. They begin to lose much of their athletic ability. With injuries and their body’s natural aging, they slow down and have to adapt their style of play. They begin to shoot more outside jump shots, and they make less and less spectacular plays. The players’ averages may go down due to the aging and they may begin taking games off. I believe that seeing a past superstar retire is one of the saddest things to see in sports. To me it comes close behind seeing a player have a severe injury. It is sad to see a player that has had major influence on the sport throughout their career have to finally call it quits. It also impacts the team without the leadership of the older players. What do you think is the worst thing to see in sports? Retirement is to me the worst thing in sports.
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Mollie Schuma
12/26/2016 01:56:47 pm
I like how you used your opinion a lot in this blog because it helped readers, like me, see your point of view. I would suggest giving a couple more examples of players who got hate for retiring. I really enjoyed reading this blog because I have seen a couple of sport pros who lost their skill and got hate for it. Nice job!
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McCall Phillips
1/1/2017 12:31:24 pm
I like how this is formatted into three paragraphs. I also like how you included examples, your opinion, and a lot of detail, because it made this post very entertaining. I think that the worst thing to see happen in sports is when a player gets too injured to play. I would recommend including a few more examples of players who retired. Overall, good job!!
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