In his first public interview since abruptly retiring back in April due to his ongoing battle with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, former Spur LaMarcus Aldridge recently sat down the Shams Charania of The Athletic for a one-on-one interview (subscription required).
After five-plus seasons with the team, Aldridge was bought out by the Spurs back in March and appeared in five games with the Brooklyn Nets before retiring. He explains that despite battling with WPW for the entirety of his 15-year NBA career, minor episodes of irregular heartbeat were not an uncommon occurrence, and case studies by his doctors showed that him getting stretched out and running would usually help elevate and regulate his heartbeat.