The Cavaliers beat the Warriors in Game 7 last night to win the 2016 NBA championship. Veteran small forward Richard Jefferson emerged as a big-time contributor to the Cavs. And now, will RJ hang up his sneakers? Probably. But not definitely. ESPN.com reports:
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“I am retiring. I am retiring,” he told Fox Sports Ohio as he celebrated.
Later, in an interview on NBA TV, Jefferson said: “My teammates keep trying to talk me out of it, and I’m like guys, this has been the most stressful month of my life. I was like, ‘I don’t know.'”
Jefferson then told ESPN of retirement: “Maybe. If you ask me now, yes. But we’ll see.”