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NBA Fact or Fiction: Hall of Famer LaMarcus Aldridge, Rookie of the Year LaMelo Ball and Luke Walton's future

Each week during the 2020-21 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into three of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.

LaMarcus Aldridge abruptly retired from the NBA on Thursday, citing an irregular heartbeat in what became his final appearance for the Brooklyn Nets that he called "one of the scariest things I've ever experienced."

His is one of the more unheralded great careers of a generation, largely spent toiling in small markets for the pre-Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers and post-Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs.