Keyon Dooling opens up about his history of abuse, reasons for his retirement

[mindcrime]

When Keyon Dooling retired last week, it was a surprising development. He had just signed a new contract with the Boston Celtics in July, and by all accounts he still had much to contribute to the team and locker room as a veteran leader and capable perimeter defender. Many grasped at reasons for his decision, and the logic wasn't always there.

On Thursday, Jessica Camerato of CSNNE.com published a story on Dooling's decision and the life experiences that went into it. It's a brave set of revelations from Dooling, who discusses his history of abuse and his hopes for the future. A small sampling of a must-read piece:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...5040--nba.html

[Latarian Milton]

so he retires as an athlete but ends up working for the team's front office which will help extend his association with basketball well into his 40s or 50s and make way for him to become a coach, or at least guarantees him good financial stability that most retired players don't have

[TDMVPDPOY]

how come he didnt talk about the elbow to KG...that wouldve been nice...

[DMC]

I knew it. No one is that good without some form of performance enhancement.