Amar'e Stoudemire isn't finished with professional basketball after all. The former All-Star forward announced Monday that he has agreed to a contract with Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem, after announcing his retirement from the NBA.
David Pick first reported the deal Sunday before Stoudemire's press conference on Monday. Stoudemire told reporters he will play for the club for two years, adding that his contract would not allow him to play for an NBA team during the stretch run if he decided to make a return.
Stoudemire also reflected on his time with the New York Knicks, telling reporters: "We single-handedly revived New York’s economy. We were rock stars—me and Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov."
Stoudemire, 33, signed a one-day contract with the Knicks to announce his NBA retirement on July 26. He finished with career averages of 18.9 points and 7.8 rebounds, and he made six All-Star teams and five All-NBAs.
“I’m at peace with it because I gave everything that I had,” Stoudemire said at the time, per Paul Coro of AZCentral.com. “It took a while. The ...
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