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Malone is "retirement bound" but hasn't ruled out return: agent
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-10-04 08:52 Karl Malone is
"retirement bound" but he has left the door ajar for a return to the National
Basketball Association once his injuries heal, player agent Dwight Manley said.
"He is not closing any doors but he's going
in a different direction that obviously is retirement bound," Manley told the
Los Angeles Times.
"If he wanted to play today he couldn't
anyway. He will be able to in the future."
The 41-year-old Los Angeles Laker is still
recovering from right knee surgery and no career decision would be made until he
is fully healthy, Manley said.
"His focus is on his family and his
personal life right now. At this time he doesn't want to play basketball."
Malone is a 14-time all-star and is the
second leading scorer in NBA history. He told Lakers owner Jerry Buss he would
play for Los Angeles if he decided to play again.
Buss has offered him a job with the team if
Malone decides to call it quits.
The Lakers open their training camp next
Tuesday in San Diego. Their first pre-season match is October 12 against Seattle
in Anaheim and they begin the season on November 2 by hosting Denver.
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