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David West faces life after NBA

What’s next for David West?

The former Xavier University star and two-time NBA champion announced his retirement Thursday after 15 seasons in professional basketball.

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He talked to The Enquirer about his plans to "kick back," spend time with his family, write, enjoy basketball as a spectator and do “some normal things that I haven’t been able to do for 20 years.”

West knows this much: He will continue to be involved in basketball and he will continue to work with kids, using “basketball as a way to teach life lessons.