NBA Players React to PJ Tucker's Retirement

PJ Tucker has officially announced his retirement from the NBA after 14 seasons via Instagram on Thursday.

Tucker announced the news via social media during the NBA playoffs:

“20 years being my job but 40 plus years of not being able to fathom doing anything other than it. So here’s to retiring from the NBA… because I will NEVER stop ballin,” Tucker wrote in the caption of his Instagram post.

His list of accolades include:

NBA Champion 2021
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP:
Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP
Israeli Super League Champion
German League Champion
German Cup Winner
Big 12 Player of the Year

Tucker played for eight different teams across 14 NBA seasons, including the Suns, Rockets and Philadelphia.

He was drafted by Toronto and his one-year rookie stint there, he went overseas and spent the next five years playing basketball away from United States.

He returned to the league in 2012, after initially signing a deal with the Suns.

The messages on his Instagram post speak to what an impact he had around the game.

Some of the highlights are below:

Sixers: ❤️💙

Bucks: Congrats champ! 🏆

Tucker spent a short time with the Milwaukee Bucks, but he helped the team win their latest championship back in 2021.

Karl-Anthony Towns: Salute to a real OG 🫡

Russell Westbrook: My dog!! Congratulations my brother!! Real 1

DeMarcus Cousins: Congrats!! 👏

Rudy Gay: Never stop ballin

Jared Dudley: Helluva career Champ! Welcome to the other side! Bigger and better things coming for you brotha ! Congrats on a great career ! 1st Team All Defense ☝🏽

Victor Oladipo: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Georges Niang: Congrats 🙌

Jermaine O’Neal: Congrats my brother!