Elena Delle Donne, a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player, has announced her retirement from basketball.
The 35-year-old, who played for the Chicago Sky and Washington Mystics, confirmed her decision in a statement on Friday.
‘One of my favorite children’s books asked, “How did it get so late so soon?”‘ Delle Donne wrote.
‘I have asked myself that over and over again in the process of coming to the decision to retire from playing basketball… being able to say that out loud was one of the hardest parts of my career.’
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