(SportsNetwork.com) – Veteran forward Shane Battier has confirmed that he will retire from a 13-year playing career that ended with the Miami Heat’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Sunday’s Game 5 of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n
Rumored to be seriously considering calling it quits at the conclusion of the 2013-14 season, Battier publicly announced his intentions Monday on a message via Twitter.<\/p>\n
“Thank you thank you thank you thank you for all of the messages. It is an amazing feeling to be appreciated,” Battier wrote. “It was a hell of a run and I have zero regrets. Proud that so many could feel a part of this journey, I appreciate your encouragement, love, and support. Cheers to all my friends on twitter!<\/p>\n
A two-time All-NBA Defensive second team selection who averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 977 career regular-season games, Battier was a part of the Heat’s back-to-back NBA title runs in 2011-12 and 2012-13. The 35-year-old started 16 postseason games during the first of those championships, averaging 7.0 points and shooting better than 38 percent from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
Following a distinguished career at Duke that culminated with Battier winning the Wooden Award as well as a 2001 national title, he entered the NBA with the then-Vancouver Grizzlies as the sixth overall pick of the 2002 draft. Battier was a rookie when the franchise moved to Memphis and spent five seasons with the organization before being traded to the Houston Rockets in June of 2006.<\/p>\n
Battier returned to the Grizzlies in a trade-deadline deal in 2011 and signed with Miami the following offseason.<\/p>\n
A career 38.4 percent shooter on 3-pointers, Battier also had the reputation of being an outstanding leader and locker-room presence. He was the recipient of the NBA’s Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award for 2013-14 and finished second in voting for the honor the previous season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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