Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill told the Orlando Sentinel today that he will retire if surgery is his "last option" to correct his sports hernia injury.
A seven-time NBA All-Star, Hill likely will not play the rest of the season and faces a possible career-ending dilemma this summer:
He said he has been advised by his doctor to have another sports hernia operation.
Asked if he would retire, Hill told the Sentinel, "Yeah, if that's the last option. I can't have another surgery, so. . . ."
Via Orlando Sentinel
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Mar 28, 2006 11:53 AM EST
Grant Hill has spoken with Magic President Bob Vander Weide about the club possibly offering him a buyout and a place in the organization, perhaps in ownership.
As we've said here before, Hill isn't asking for a golden parachute. He wants to play.
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Mar 27, 2006 12:38 PM EST
Could Grant Hill return to Detroit for the 2007-2008 season?
"I've thought about that," admitted Hill, who expected to be in Chicago, albeit not playing, Tuesday when the Orlando Magic meets the Bulls. "I'm human. I want to win. When you play, you want to be a part of a winning team. But my hope is to try to turn that around and have that here (with Orlando). Ideally, that would be the highlight of my career."
"San Antonio, Detroit, Miami maybe," Hill mused in a conversation last week, "teams that realistically have a chance to win it all. Everyone is not that fortunate. Maybe the opportunity will be there in two years, maybe not. But I don't look down the road after all this. Every day is a challenge and an obstacle and hurdle to get through. Tomorrow is not promised. If I don't get back to a championship, I'm not going to feel my life is incomplete. It's fun, but I don't need that for validation."
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Magic Mar 2006 Archive
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Press Release | Mar 27, 2006
The Orlando Magic have exercised their option to extend the contracts of forward-center Dwight Howard and guard Jameer Nelson through the 2007-08 season.
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MSG Network | Mar 22, 2006
Magic forward Dwight Howard came off the bench to score 23 points and grab seven rebounds in only 23 minutes, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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Press Release | Mar 22, 2006
The Orlando Magic have re-signed forward-center Tony Battie, Assistant General Manager Otis Smith announced today.
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Orlando Sentinel | Mar 18, 2006
Magic Coach Brian Hill didn't mince words when asked about center Tony Battie, who is in the final year of his contract.
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USA Today | Mar 16, 2006
Former Piston Darko Milicic is finally displaying why Detroit spent the second overall pick of the 2003 pick on him, taking the 7-foot Serbian over the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade.
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Orlando Sentinel | Mar 16, 2006
Grant Hill said he'll take about a week off and then see how the area responds. "It's clear there's something going on," he said.
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Florida Today | Mar 12, 2006
According to Florida Today, Magic coach Brian Hill is talking about shutting injured forward Grant Hill down for the season.
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SI.com | Mar 8, 2006
Brian Hill, head coach of the Orlando Magic, was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for criticizing officials after a loss to the Utah Jazz.
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Orlando Sentinel | Mar 8, 2006
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Magic coach Brian Hill is sitting by the phone awaiting a call from the league office.
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Orlando Sentinel | Mar 5, 2006
The Orlando Magic will be without the services of forward Pat Garrity for the next 2-3 weeks, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting.
