It was a rough way out,” Sanders says.Īt the time, it was unheard of for an athlete to retire from the game for such a reason.
$15 million to just not come back type of thing. “They call me back within 15 minutes and we have a deal. Schedule a press conference so that when I get back after All-Star break in Milwaukee, I can let everyone know why I retired for free,’” says Sanders.
I called them an hour later and said, ‘I'm retired from the NBA.
