Anthony Randolph announces his retirement from basketball

MADRID 13 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –

American Anthony Randolph, former Real Madrid player for seven seasons and with whom he won 12 titles, announced this Friday that he is officially ending a career of “15 incredible years” in a sport that has given him “more than ever before.” I would have “dreamt.”

“After 15 incredible years, I am officially walking away from basketball. It has been a journey full of unforgettable moments: multiple championships, a historic career and memories that will last a lifetime. I am very grateful to the coaches, trainers, staff and teammates at team that have supported me along the way,” Randolph wrote on his official Instagram profile.

The American thanked “the fans who made every game special” and stressed that basketball has given him “more than he could have ever dreamed of.” “Forming myself as a player and as a person. Although this chapter is coming to an end, I am excited about what awaits me and the new opportunities to continue growing and giving back what I have received,” he said.

After starting his career in the NBA, Anthony Randolph landed in European basketball in 2014, where he demonstrated his qualities to be one of the best power forwards in Europe. His great performance in the Russian Lokomotiv Kuban caused Real Madrid to bet on his signing in 2016.

The American was in the ranks of the Madrid team until 2023 with whom he won two Euroleagues, three Endesa Leagues, two Copas del Rey and five Super Cups, in a period marked by the two serious injuries he suffered and chained almost consecutively that left him practically without playing. In December 2020, he tore his Achilles tendon and spent almost a year without playing, and almost half a year later, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Naturalized Slovenian, he was also a key player in Slovenia’s victory in the 2017 Eurobasket.