{"id":248,"date":"2003-11-24T12:21:09","date_gmt":"2003-11-24T16:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2003\/11\/alonzo_mourning_to_retire\/"},"modified":"2003-11-24T12:21:09","modified_gmt":"2003-11-24T16:21:09","slug":"alonzo_mourning_to_retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/11\/24\/alonzo_mourning_to_retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonzo Mourning to Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"

From ESPN<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nEAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Alonzo Mourning’s NBA career is over.<\/p>\n

The seven-time All-Star center will soon need a kidney transplant and will no longer be able to play professional basketball, New Jersey Nets president and general manager Rod Thorn announced on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

“It is with great sadness that I make this announcement,” Thorn said. “Alonzo is a true champion and a very courageous athlete who attempted to defy the odds with his comeback to the NBA. Unfortunately, his medical condition will not allow him to continue his basketball career. Our thoughts and prayers are with him as he continues his fight against this disease.”<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old Mourning left the Miami Heat and signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Nets last July despite missing the entire 2002-03 season with a kidney disease.<\/p>\n

In 2000, Mourning was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disease that causes chronic kidney failure within a decade in more than half of the people diagnosed.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m sad to see Zo go like this, but very happy that he’s still got his (relatively good) health. I hope the transplant and recovery goes well.<\/p>\n

On another note, I was amazed that the Nets signed him given how many games he’s missed while dealing with his kidney disease. I wonder if the contract is guaranteed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From ESPN: EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Alonzo Mourning’s NBA career is over. The seven-time All-Star center will soon need a kidney transplant and will no longer be able to play professional basketball, New Jersey Nets president and general manager Rod Thorn announced on Monday morning. “It is with great sadness that I make this… Continue reading Alonzo Mourning to Retire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/07\/11\/spurs_get_spurned\/","url_meta":{"origin":248,"position":0},"title":"Spurs Get Spurned","date":"July 11, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Lots of moves made today in the NBA. It appears that both Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning will sign with the Nets. 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