White Chocolate Retires

Posted Sep 26, 2008 5:35PM By Tom Ziller (RSS feed)

A sad week continues. First, Shareef Abdur-Rahim ends his career after 12 seasons. Then, Stephon Marbury and Allan Houston conspire to threaten the D'Antoni system in New York. And now: Jason Williams, a month after signing a small deal with the Clippers, announces he'll hang up to tap shoes. From a Clippers press release via Clips Nation:

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Jason Williams announced his retirement from the NBA today, ending his 10-year career. Signed by the Clippers as a free agent on August 7, 2008, Williams did not appear in a game for Los Angeles.

Hell, White Chocolate didn't appear in an official practice for the Clips. But he racked up enough notoriety over 10 big-league seasons, including a championship run with Miami's Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal tandem. Of course, all anyone remembers will be the littany of brilliantly erratic plays he brought to the Greatest Show on Earth: the 1999-2001 Sacramento Kings. Unsurprisingly, all top 10 plays in this lovely mix come from that era. (No. 4 is a particular favorite.)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-26-2008 @ 5:53PM

henryclemente said...

Hmmm... what happens with the Clipper contract he signed just 6 weeks ago?

9-26-2008 @ 7:40PM

Butcher said...

Best memory I have is when he (with Sacramento) left the glove glued to the flood on a crossover. That was sweet....still should have had a better career, a couple of good seasons in Memphis anyway.

9-26-2008 @ 7:26PM

G Dog said...

Mad respect straight from the hood 4 U kid! peace!

9-26-2008 @ 7:56PM

mc said...

Needs more elbow pass.

9-27-2008 @ 12:24AM

jl said...

Where are all the pull-up 40 footers and behind the back passes that landed in the upper deck? This video is incomplete.

9-27-2008 @ 9:46AM

Xavier said...

Poor shot selection, turns the ball over far too much with constant dribbling and a bit if a show-off. I won't miss his brand of basketball. Enjoy your retirement and please don't attempt a comeback.

9-29-2008 @ 11:22AM

Jesse said...

Enjoyed watching him play but probably would have hated if he played on my city's team because of the turnovers,ill-advised shots, and overall lack of maturity. I say all this but the guy is a white guy and started in the NBA so he is a lot better then i ever could be. But lookin at those highlights and remembering those Kings, it kinda makes you think how many championships they could have won with a mature and steady PG. But hey now Peja is playin for my Hornets and we are takin over for the next handful of years so he will get his ring... you can put money on that...