After nine NBA seasons, guard Malcolm Brogdon is retiring from the NBA, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. The sources said Brogdon’s sudden retirement is due to him feeling like he could no longer meet the physical and mental demands needed to succeed in the NBA. The veteran guard has dealt with multiple injuries over his last few seasons and the work to recover and build up for games was too much at this stage in his career.

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