Former NBA center Meyers Leonard has officially announced his retirement after 10 seasons. In a post on X, Leonard revealed he was stepping away from the game and did so with an accompanying country song about his basketball journey.

Leonard, 33, last played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2022-23 season, averaging 4.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in nine total appearances. In total, he averaged 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in stints with the Portland Trail Blazers (2012-13 to 2018-19), Miami Heat (2019-20 to 2020-21), Oklahoma City Thunder (2020-21) and the Bucks. The former first-round pick largely served as a backup center in his professional career after two college seasons at Illinois.

Many people might have assumed that Meyers Leonard was done playing in the NBA, considering it has been almost two years since he last took the court in an official capacity, but the former center decided to formally make the announcement on Sunday night.

The team’s bold trade for Kevin Durant hours after Mat Ishbia gained control of the franchise has been an unmitigated disaster, and now the worst kept secret in the NBA is that Durant will again be on the trade block when this season mercifully ends for the Suns.

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ESPN's Shams Charania added another log to the rumor inferno over the weekend, reporting the Suns are very likely to trade Durant unless they make a wildly improbable playoff run.

On Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the LA Clippers (at home) by a score of 108-102. Luka Doncic finished the win with 29 points, six rebounds, nine a

They also left no doubt who should be atop the Arizona Republic’s latest power rankings. Last week: No. 1 in rankings. The Cavs are the first team to reach 50 victories this season. Riding a 10-game win streak,

The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed the Boston Celtics by 22 points with 7:12 left in the first quarter – and came back to win, 123-116, at TD Garden. They also left no doubt who should be atop the Arizona Republic’s latest power rankings.