Perfect timing! You go out a champ after 15 seasons in the NBA, and you announce it when the whole world is watching. Richard Jefferson says his team is asking him not to retire, so we will see if this sticks or it was just an ‘in the moment’ declaration.
He was interviewed post game in the locker room and had this to say to Fox sports reporter Allie Clifton:
Then he was interviewed after a shower and dressing into street clothes, and these were his comments:
Richard played at Arizona for three years, 1998-2001, he made an average of 52.