On December 1, Beijing time, the NBA's 2005 champion Australian center Andrew Bogut officially announced his retirement, ending his basketball career.
Bogut was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the first overall pick in 2005, and he became the first australian player in NBA history. He played in the NBA for 14 seasons, playing for the Bucks, Warriors, Lone Rangers, Cavaliers and Lakers, including being named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2010 and winning a championship with the Warriors in 2015.
Bogut is widely known to Chinese netizens for his satire on swimmer Sun Yang on social media in July 2019. On July 21, 2019, Sun Yang won the 400-meter freestyle at the Gwangju Swimming World Championships. Australian athlete Horton, who finished runner-up, refused to accept the prize on the same stage. On the 24th, Bogut, who is also an Australian, posted a suspicious mocking remark on social media. It is said that swimmers who compete with Sun Yang for medals should smash the podium with a hammer. This remark has aroused the anger of many Chinese netizens.
As early as April 20 this year, the Australian media reported that Bogut was considering retirement.
Bogut said: "I can kiss my children every day to wish them a good night and coax them to sleep, I enjoy this life. ”
For the past two years, Bogut has played for the Australian National Basketball League.
"I haven't touched basketball since the end of the season. It's nice to wake up every morning and wake up without thinking about going to training. "Eventually I'll have a day when my career ends... I'll probably make a decision in mid-May. ”
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the impact of the epidemic may be a big reason why Bogut is considering retirement.