Udonis Haslem officially retires: 'I can leave this game with no regrets' / News - Basketnews.com

Udonis Haslem retires after a 20-season career with the Miami Heat: "OG out."

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43-year-old Udonis Haslem has announced his retirement after 20 NBA seasons with the Miami Heat by sharing an Instagram post.

"20 years… it's impossible to put into words what these past 20 years have meant, but y'all know me. I'm damn sure gonna try…

I consider myself extremely blessed to say I can leave this game with no regrets. The championships, the accolades, the brotherhood, man, it's hard not to be at peace.

Undrafted to a 3x Champion, All-Rookie 2nd Team, Teammate Of The Year, the oldest player to play in an NBA finals game, Miami Heat's all-time leading rebounder and longest-tenured player, the list goes on…

Shout out to my Real #OGs, the teammates that let me be their #OG, and to my family for staying ten toes down through it all… Although this journey has had its ups and downs, I am truly thankful and have no complaints at all… All the way down to leaving money on the table to stay in my city!! You, Miami, made it all worth it!!

I will always be the #OG, but now it's time for the family man and the businessman to get to work…

#40, see you in the rafters soon. Until then, #OG out"

Haslem, a three-time NBA champion, is the 3rd player to play 20 seasons with one team after Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) and Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers). Also, he became the 10th player to play at least 20 seasons in the league.

He holds NBA career averages of 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds over 879 games.

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