In case you weren’t feeling old enough, Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced his retirement on Monday after 12 seasons in the NBA. Did you read that? Twelve seasons. Man, I think I lost a decade in there somewhere. When did 1996 become 12 years ago?
At any rate, it appears he’ll land a job with the Kings in some capacity. Good luck, Shareef.
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I remember when he was a star rookie when he broke into the league with the Grizzlies. He was a decent player who deserved better than he got, but best of luck to him.
posted 9/23/08 at 10:04 pm #
Bee writer Sam Amick corrected that “1996″ mistake on his blog page. http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/ Good catch though. I’m a big Kings fan and I missed that one. :1
Too bad Shareef never was able to contribute that much to the Kings. He’s one of the genuine good-guys in pro sports, doing a good deal of off-court charity work and showing genuine compassion and interest in the people around him. Looks like there’s a chance he’ll become a coach with the Kings, working with the frontline players (and they could really use someone like that.)
posted 9/24/08 at 8:17 am #
Looks like Mr. Abdur-Rahim has been hired as an assistant coach for the Kings. No word yet on whether he’ll get paid a salary on top of his 6.2 million for the 2008-2009 season.
posted 10/01/08 at 3:24 pm #
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