Former Cavaliers sharp-shooter retires from the NBA

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WKBN) – Former Cleveland Cavaliers sharp-shooter Danny Green announced his retirement from the NBA.

Green, a 3-time NBA champion, made the announcement on his Youtube channel on Thursday.

“I’m officially moving on from the game of basketball and the NBA,” Green said on his YouTube channel. “It’s been a great run. I’m very proud to be able to walk away from the game. I’m at peace with it. I wasn’t at first, but I think it’s one of those things — once I turned 37, the body started reacting a little differently.”

Green retires with 1,577 3-pointers, 43rd-most in NBA history.

He won NBA titles with San Antonio in 2014, Toronto in 2019 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. and was a starter on all three of those clubs.

After winning a national championship in the college ranks at North Carolina, Green was originally selected by the Cavaliers with the No. 46 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was waived by Cleveland after just one season, before signing with San Antonio.

He returned to Cleveland, appearing in 8 games for the Cavaliers during the 2022-23 season.

Green averaged 8.7 points per game over parts of 15 seasons in the NBA with the Cavaliers, Spurs, Raptors, Lakers, 76ers, and Grizzlies.

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