{"id":227324,"date":"2025-10-15T20:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/227324\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:28:07","slug":"knicks-malcolm-brogdon-suddenly-retires-a-week-before-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/227324\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks’ Malcolm Brogdon suddenly retires a week before opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just two weeks ago, during the Knicks\u2019 preseason trip to Abu Dhabi for a pair of exhibitions, Malcolm Brogdon didn\u2019t hide his expectations for what his role could be<\/a> once training camp ended and the opener arrived.<\/p>\n

Brogdon, 32 years old and the Sixth Man of the Year during the 2022-23 campaign, wanted to not only make the Knicks\u2019 roster \u2014 emerging from a competition with Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews for the final spot \u2014 but also carve out a spot in the rotation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Wednesday afternoon, one week before the opener, Brogdon suddenly decided to retire, he told ESPN in a statement. It was something Brogdon \u2014 the Knicks\u2019 only other option for a true point guard besides superstar Jalen Brunson \u2014 had been contemplating, according to the outlet, and he reportedly informed team officials Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\"MalcolmMalcolm Brogdon dribbles during the Knicks\u2019 game against the Wizards on Oct. 13, 2025. AP<\/p>\n

\"MalcolmMalcolm Brogdon (5) shoots during the Knicks\u2019 game against the 76ers in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 4, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, I officially begin my transition out of my basketball career,\u201d Brogdon said in his statement to ESPN. \u201cI have proudly given my mind, body, and spirit to the game over the last few decades. With the many sacrifices it took to get here, I have received many rewards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply grateful to have arrived to this point on my own terms and now to be able to reap the benefits of my career with my family and friends. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart to all who have had a place in my journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brogdon, a former second-round pick in 2016, has also played for the Pacers, Celtics, Bucks, Wizards and Trail Blazers, and he inked a non-guaranteed deal with the Knicks last month at the start of training camp. He has dealt with plenty of injuries throughout his career, but Brogdon said just last week that he felt great. It\u2019s unclear what specifically led to his decision to retire this close to the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u00a0think people that haven\u2019t done this have a lot of opinions about some of the greatest athletes in the world,\u201d Brogdon said last week following a Knicks practice, \u201cand I don\u2019t think people actually understand what it\u2019s like to go through this. I don\u2019t think they actually understand what your body must feel like to play at this level for years and years. I don\u2019t think they understand the wear and tear of this game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when you sign up for this, you sign the contract and people are going to have opinions. You just, as a player, you gotta block that out because it doesn\u2019t matter. You have to try to stay healthy, and when you\u2019re healthy, dominate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Brogdon appeared in 24 games \u2014 with 13 starts \u2014 for the Wizards, and he has collected 51 minutes across the Knicks\u2019 four postseason games, going 5-of-17 from the field and collecting 17 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just two weeks ago, during the Knicks\u2019 preseason trip to Abu Dhabi for a pair of exhibitions, Malcolm…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[25154,355,361,99],"class_list":["post-227324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-malcolm-brogdon","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}