--- description: He averaged 14.3 points, 8.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game title: NBA Star Steve Nash Announces His Retirement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35b2344976bc7857/698784a035ba6f76a5c07a94/steve-nash.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NBA](/tag/nba/) ## NBA Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NBA Star Steve Nash Announces His Retirement by [Molly Geary and Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Molly Geary and Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2015 7:31 PM CUT  Steve Nash of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the ball upcourt during a game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on Feb. 11, 2014 in Los Angeles. Steve Nash of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the ball upcourt during a game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on Feb. 11, 2014 in Los Angeles.Lisa Blumenfeld—Getty Images by [Molly Geary and Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Molly Geary and Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2015 7:31 PM CUT Los Angeles [Lakers](http://www.si.com/nba/team/los-angeles-lakers "undefined") guard [Steve Nash](http://www.si.com/nba/player/steve-nash "undefined") announced his retirement from the NBA on Saturday after 18 seasons. The 41-year-old [hinted at retirement](http://www.si.com/nba/2015/03/04/steve-nash-retirement-injuries-nba "undefined") earlier this month when he told TSN Radio 1040 in Vancouver, “the NBA game is just a touch too far for me.” • ​[**Remembering Michael Jordan’s first comeback 20 years ago**](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/03/18/michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-retirement-return "undefined") In October, it was announced that Nash would [miss the entire 2014-15 season](http://www.si.com/nba/2014/10/23/los-angeles-lakers-steve-nash-out-season "undefined") due to recurring nerve damage in his back. The two-time MVP last appeared in 15 games for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2013-14 and previously said he expected this season to be his last. Nash [wrote a post](http://www.theplayerstribune.com/steve-nash-retirement/ "undefined") about his retirement for The Player’s Tribune. Nash appeared in 1,217 games for the Phoenix [Suns](http://www.si.com/nba/team/phoenix-suns "undefined"), Dallas [Mavericks](http://www.si.com/nba/team/dallas-mavericks "undefined") and Lakers. He averaged 14.3 points, 8.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game and holds a 49% career field goal percentage and a 42.8% three-point percentage. _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/nba/2015/03/21/steve-nash-retires-los-angeles-lakers "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_SI.com_](http://www.si.com/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3753398/steve-nash-retires/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3753398/steve-nash-retires/"},"headline":"NBA Star Steve Nash Announces His Retirement","datePublished":"2015-03-21T19:31:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:20:23.273Z","description":"He averaged 14.3 points, 8.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game","url":"https://time.com/3753398/steve-nash-retires/","keywords":["NBA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35b2344976bc7857/698784a035ba6f76a5c07a94/steve-nash.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Molly Geary and Mike Fiammetta / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35b2344976bc7857/698784a035ba6f76a5c07a94/steve-nash.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Steve Nash","caption":"Steve Nash","creditText":"Lisa Blumenfeld—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nba/","name":"NBA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3753398/steve-nash-retires/","name":"NBA Star Steve Nash Announces His Retirement"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Georgetown vs. Princeton: The Game That Saved March Madness","description":"No. 16 seed Princeton's near-upset of No. 1 seed Georgetown in a 1989 first-round game made sure Cinderella would always get invited to the ball.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/z2mnNZ9m/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-19T23:01:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/z2mnNZ9m.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3753398/steve-nash-retires/","duration":"PT9M34S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3753398/steve-nash-retires/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```