Spain’s most capped basketball participant Rudy Fernandez mentioned Thursday he’ll retire on the finish of the season, drawing time on a glowing profession.
The Real Madrid guard/ahead is hoping to bow out on the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics if he can assist Spain qualify this summer time.
“The word retirement is difficult to say, but I’ve reached a certain age and I’m starting to think about other things, about my family,” Fernandez instructed a news convention on his thirty ninth birthday.
“I’ve got a few months left and I hope to be able to contribute as much as I can,” he mentioned.
Fernandez, who made his Spanish league debut with Badalona 20 years in the past, boasts among the finest data in European basketball; two World Cups, 4 European triumphs and two Olympic silver medals with Spain, in addition to six Spanish championships and three EuroLeagues with Real Madrid.
An spectacular three-point shooter, Fernandez was one of many key males in La Roja’s golden era alongside the Gasol brothers and former Memphis Grizzlies level guard Ricky Rubio.
Fernandez, with 250 appearances for his nation, mentioned he promised his late father that the Paris Olympics can be his remaining event, 20 years after showing in Athens on the 2004 Games.
“I still have to fulfil the dream my father had (for me) of playing in another Olympic Games,” he mentioned.
In 16 seasons with Real Madrid, after a blended spell within the NBA, Fernandez has performed greater than 700 occasions and received 27 titles and a number of particular person awards.
