After weeks of speculation, a former Utah Jazz great finally appears to be officially calling it quits. Andrei Kirilenko, who played for the team from 2001 to 2011 and was an NBA All-Star in 2004, has decided to end his playing career and move on to the next phase of his life.
David Pick of Basketball Insiders intially reported on Kirilenko’s potential retirement in early June. Shortly thereafter, the former Jazzman told ESPN’s Mike Mazzeo via e-mail that, while retirement was a possibility, no decision had been made.
Now it seems the possibility has become reality.