Shawn Marion may retire according to ESPN.
Shawn "the Matrix" Marion Shawn Marion : He confirmed to ESPN.com's Marc Stein on Thursday that he is retiring. He told the newspaper at the time that he believed he could play another two or three seasons but that being away from his first child, infant son Shawn, convinced him it was time to walk away. "I wanted to go out on my terms," Marion told the newspaper. "The biggest thing is having a son. I got attached to him. Seeing him periodically is hard. Watching him grow up on pictures and videos is hard." Shawn Marion is just doing the right thing as a father we have to focus our time and dedicate it to our children. Marion is a 16 year NBA veteran and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns (9th overall) in the 1999 NBA Draft, he stayed there for almost 9 years before he got traded to Heat (2008) but the year after (2009) he got traded again to the Raptors. He signed a 5 year 39 million contract before he got traded to Dallas. With... ... See more
