West on retirement: I'm 37, I can't defend Embiid, and I can't beat Hart on my back

According to reporter Alex Kennedy, former Warriors player David West was recently interviewed about his time considering retirement.

West said: "I actually always look at the end of my [career], even when I was young, I would think about the day when it all ended. For me, I can't recover so quickly, we probably don't finish the game until June, and then it will take a month and a half to get back to physical condition quickly. I had a serious back injury when I was in New Orleans and they suggested surgery but I gave up. When I was thinking about retiring, I thought about my back injury and I wanted to be able to run happily with my kids. So I made the decision, and I thought, man, it's time for me to hit the brakes.

"That year in San Antonio (15-16 season) I did lose weight and was able to adapt better to my back and leg pressure. But then those years in golden state (16-18) were different again. I remember one time we were going to play in Philadelphia and steve [Cole] said to me before the game: 'You're going to defend [Joel] Embiid tonight, the big man.' 'I'm 37 years old, you know, when you're young you can feel the players, you can take the initiative to collide with them, but I'm 37 and I thought's not going to work'. I also kept worrying during the game, 'If I get tangled up with this guy in the wrong way, then he could smash my whole back...'

"It was one of those games, and another one was my last season, when we played the Lakers and it was cold that day. If you are two meters tall, it is difficult to stay warm when it is cold. I couldn't get warm all day, shooting training, massage afterwards, I couldn't relax at all. During the game, I tried to hit Josh back a few times, but none of them worked, he stood up early and I couldn't move him. I was racing and thinking, 'If I can't even move this kitten, it's time to retire.' If I had spent a whole day trying to warm up and not succeed, I might have retired. ’

"So when we were going to play Giannis [Antetokounmpo], I told myself: 'It's time for Davidsy, it's time to retire.'" That's it for me. ”

David West played 15 seasons in the league, averaging 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.2 minutes per game, and won two championships with the Warriors in his last two seasons.

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