(Rumor) Steve Nash to retire at end of the season

[irishock]

“Steve Nash finally made it back to the Lakers and has told a few friends this is going to be it, even though he has one season to go on his contract, at $9.7 million. Nash, who turned 40 Friday, doesn’t expect to help much, but that’s been the story of his injury-plagued Laker career. He really missed the camaraderie with his teammates when he was out for three months with a nerve injury in his back, and says he wants to experience that for at least the last part of this season before he calls it a career.”

http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-steve-nash-set-to-retire-at-the-end-of-this-season/2014/02/09/

So long to the legendary money fraud

[Arnold Toht]

Thank Christ.

[AchillesHeel]

Thank you, Steve.

[irishock]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZbdLR8CZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tl4_5xVBVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEuU3Algf3g

[djohn2oo8]

If he retires, does he collect that check for next year too?

[RsxPiimp]

If he retires, does he collect that check for next year too?

Yessir

[Clipper Nation]

How's he going to keep ducking his kids without the basketball career? :lol

[RsxPiimp]

How's he going to keep ducking his kids without the basketball career? :lol

Classy

[djohn2oo8]

Thank Christ.
4 draft picks.

[Clipper Nation]

4 draft picks.
http://i.imgur.com/SdpcqTD.jpg

[djohn2oo8]

http://i.imgur.com/SdpcqTD.jpg
Not only did he trade 4 draft picks, but fired the scouting department who could help develop the picks they have left :lol

[Arnold Toht]

Without Jim Buss I....

I'll let you finish the rest.

[DPG21920]

Without Jim Buss I....

I'll let you finish the rest.

Without Jim Buss I am watching a Laker team contending for a title this year.

[djohn2oo8]

Without Jim Buss I am watching a Laker team contending for a title this year.
http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/thumb/720501690.gif?1358732609

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Without Jim Buss I....

I'll let you finish the rest.

would be still a declining franchise

[spurraider21]

lol no, he doesn't get paid if he retires, unless its a medical retirement approved by nba doctors

[Katherine Robinson]

Why not sign up with Toronto and get one last paycheck?

[RsxPiimp]

Why not sign up with Toronto and get one last paycheck?

Lookalike he's done, injured the same leg/knee today.

[djohn2oo8]

:lol 4 picks.
:lol He's done
:lol a season and a third

[jeebus]

http://i.imgur.com/nBZ03eT.gif

rofl anal tit

[Katherine Robinson]

Lookalike he's done, injured the same leg/knee today.

Theyd let him wheel his handicapped legs on the court with a Canadian flag.

[Thread]

Sometimes you eat the bear:::Horry comin' across the border for CC.

& sometimes the bear gets up all over ya.

[Clipper Nation]

Sometimes you eat the bear:::Horry comin' across the border for CC.

& sometimes the bear gets up all over ya.
- "And sometimes you trade 4 picks for the bear when it's crippled."

- Fredo Buss

[Thread]

- "And sometimes you trade 4 picks for the bear when it's crippled."

- Fredo Buss

Though without Jim Buss we're light 2 NBA World Titles.

[Clipper Nation]

Though without Jim Buss we're light 2 NBA World Titles.

Ronnie Lester

[Splits]

Is Cobie retired already?

http://imageshack.com/a/img802/9035/qvwl.png

[Thread]

Is Cobie retired already?

http://imageshack.com/a/img802/9035/qvwl.png

Boiled down:::

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

[Splits]

Boiled down:::

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

There's only one TOSB in that graphic, and I'm pretty sure it isn't TD putting up 23/12 this month on 33 min/per.

[Thread]

There's only one TOSB in that graphic, and I'm pretty sure it isn't TD putting up 23/12 this month on 33 min/per.

I invented the TOSB,,,it's my concession, Splits. I'll dole it out as I see fit. You were rid of it last June, with Kobe in full possession and you fucked up. Now, this Summer it is not even up for grabs. Regardless of what happens...Duncan will own it after this June.

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lolthis nobody trying to take on the Cubster

[LkrFan]

Injured his game tonight in a 92-86 loss to dem Bulls. :tu

The tank, the tank, the tank is on fire, we don't need Steve Nash, let the MFer retire. Retire MFer, retire! :lol

[Splits]

Nobody is leaving $9 mil on the table. He might not play next year, but he's taking his grip no matter what.

[FYM]

I invented the TOSB,,,it's my concession, Splits. I'll dole it out as I see fit. You were rid of it last June, with Kobe in full possession and you fucked up. Now, this Summer it is not even up for grabs. Regardless of what happens...Duncan will own it after this June.

:lol still raping some spurs fans ass ?

[Thread]

:lol still raping some spurs fans ass ?

Damn right, Y. They took up with the wrong motherfucker. I'll fuck them up!!!

[Thread]

Nobody is leaving $9 mil on the table. He might not play next year, but he's taking his grip no matter what.

Maybe he'll set a precedent, eh, Splits?

[Splits]

Maybe he'll set a precedent, eh, Splits?

And maybe you'll be able to eat solid foods again.

Nahgunnahappin

[Splits]

Damn right, Y. They took up with the wrong motherfucker. I'll fuck them up!!!

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/5307217920/hDCCA1453/

[irishock]

I'll fuck them up!!!

Damn, reminds me of the 6:35 mark of the last Mono show

[FYM]

Damn right, Y. They took up with the wrong motherfucker. I'll fuck them up!!!

You are restless :lol

[Rogue]

Derek Fisher also "retired" nearly a decade ago yet he's still playing up to this day... I think Nash possibly "retires" but will find out a way to sign back with LA for vet min (just like Fisher did), so the lakers will free up an extra 9m cap space for FA signings come the 14' summer.

[Chinook]

If he retires, does he collect that check for next year too?


Yessir


lol no, he doesn't get paid if he retires, unless its a medical retirement approved by nba doctors

He has to negotiate a buyout if he retires without a medical discharge. It's not clear-cut what happens, as each case is unique, but it's rare that the player gives up all the money.

Here's an article written about it from Jason Kidd's retirement.

http://theknicksblog.com/knicks/how-jason-kidds-retiring-affects-the-knicks-salary-cap-situation/

[jdiggy0424]

Sux his career ended the way it did, but I guess thats what you get when you sell your soul to don a purple and gold jersey

[Thread]

Sux his career ended the way it did, but I guess thats what you get when you sell your soul to don a purple and gold jersey

Though it worked out well for Artest.

tee, hee.

[superbigtime]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/thumb/720501690.gif?1358732609

Dude I love your ass-clapping signature. BRAVO!

[ThaBigFundamental21]

I was never really that enamored with Nash. He was an overrated PG just like Jason Kidd. Though I would take Nash over Kidd. Of the PG's from my childhood, those 2 included, I'm taking Gary Payton any day of the week. No one can convince me otherwise. I'm really not that sad to see Nash go. Good riddance.

[whitemamba]

This is good news. If he has to retire for medical conditions, we still pay him the 9 mill, but it wont count against our team salary right?

[spurraider21]

This is good news. If he has to retire for medical conditions, we still pay him the 9 mill, but it wont count against our team salary right?
thats correct, but him retiring because he thinks his body is sore doesn't equate to a "medical retirement." medical retirement has to be confirmed by league approved doctors (not working for the team) to make sure there is no funny business and to verify that he is retiring because it is mandatory

[Splits]

thats correct, but him retiring because he thinks his body is sore doesn't equate to a "medical retirement." medical retirement has to be confirmed by league approved doctors (not working for the team) to make sure there is no funny business and to verify that he is retiring because it is mandatory

Money doesn't come off the books if he plays in 10 or more games this year. He's played in 9 (3 more than Cobie incidentally). So if he plays in 1 more game, all this medical retirement nonsense can stop, though it is hilarious to listen to Lakerfan "dream big" like this.

[baseline bum]

This is good news. If he has to retire for medical conditions, we still pay him the 9 mill, but it wont count against our team salary right?

If so then no salary cap hit and insurance pays the $9 million.

[Clipper Nation]

The tank, the tank, the tank is on fire, we don't need Steve Nash, let the MFer retire. Retire MFer, retire! :lol
Composing a new song for your mariachi band, Jose? :lol

[Michael Jordan.]

Composing a new song for your mariachi band, Jose? :lol
:lol just last year he was telling the NBA to grab their ankles.

[spurraider21]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/steve-nash-downplays-report-suggests-2014-retirement-hoops-213139069--nba.html

:lmao at anybody thinking this guy was actually gna turn down 9+ million :lmao

[irishock]

Not a surprise, Nash is a business man first :lol. Dude never gave two shits about rings, legacies, etc.
'

[sook]

Nash was the best and most exciting PG to watch post 2000. Don't give me any of that CP03 bullshit, Nash took his team to the conference finals a couple of times. Had it not been for the spurs, he would be sitting with 2 titles because the east offered a sacrificial lamb everyone of those years.

[Michael Jordan.]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/steve-nash-downplays-report-suggests-2014-retirement-hoops-213139069--nba.html

:lmao at anybody thinking this guy was actually gna turn down 9+ million :lmao
My nigga Steve, with no regard for Jerry's life.

[Clipper Nation]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/steve-nash-downplays-report-suggests-2014-retirement-hoops-213139069--nba.html

:lmao at anybody thinking this guy was actually gna turn down 9+ million :lmao
:lmao Nash shitting on Lakerfan's delusional hopes and dreams
:lmao 4 picks
:lmao #Fredooooo

[spurraider21]

Jerry's life.
what's that, tbh?

[Michael Jordan.]

what's that, tbh?
:lol

[LkrFan]

Composing a new song for your mariachi band, Jose? :lol

:lol


:lol just last year he was telling the NBA to grab their ankles.

Don't forget to bite your bottom lip. :lol

[ElNono]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/steve-nash-downplays-report-suggests-2014-retirement-hoops-213139069--nba.html

:lmao at anybody thinking this guy was actually gna turn down 9+ million :lmao

those kids ain't feeding themselves :lol

[Mori Chu]

Nash gave the Suns one last assist on his way out the door. He helped us steal 4 picks from the Lakers and ruined their cap space for 3 years. LMAO! Talk about selling at the right time.

[Michael Jordan.]

Nash gave the Suns one last assist on his way out the door. He helped us steal 4 picks from the Lakers and ruined their cap space for 3 years. LMAO! Talk about selling at the right time.

CIA Nash :lol

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/739/051/deac565a9a96ff4320f54e8d5c4977ae_crop_north.?w=630&h=420&q=75

[Thread]

Nash gave the Suns one last assist on his way out the door. He helped us steal 4 picks from the Lakers and ruined their cap space for 3 years. LMAO! Talk about selling at the right time.

Unlike when you sold Horry for CC.

tee, hee.

[Mori Chu]

Unlike when you sold Horry for CC.

tee, hee.

That was a necessary move. He up and quit on us, threw a towel at the coach's face. It was almost as bad as Kobe quit in the '06 playoffs.

[spurraider21]

at least he got his 10 games in this year. no medical retirement :lol

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[Michael Jordan.]

at least he got his 10 games in this year. no medical retirement :lol

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:lol

[Clipper Nation]

at least he got his 10 games in this year. no medical retirement :lol

433460100007600130
http://i.imgur.com/RQUDFuc.jpg

[da_suns_fan]

Ill give you 8 million reason he doesnt retire.

No guy walks away from that much after a divorce.

[Thread]

That was a necessary move. He up and quit on us, threw a towel at the coach's face. It was almost as bad as Kobe quit in the '06 playoffs.

Well, the next time a Buss holds a gun to your head and makes you trade with them you call PPD.