Elena Delle givesA seven time MVP of the WNBA All-Star and Double League, announced its retirement after playing 10 seasons in the Wgb.
It gives went to social networks to Announce his decision to retire Basketball, explaining that her body finally made the choice for her. She referred to one of her favorite children’s books, “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss, and her poignant line, “How did he go so early?”, To express her surprise in the face of the speed with which her career had proceeded to this point.
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“Being able to say that aloud was one of the most difficult parts of my career. My body seemed to make this decision before my mind accepts it, but I really know that it is the right thing for me at the right time,” said Delle gives on social networks.
Delle gives will continue to be involved in basketball as a special monumental basketball advisor, owner of the Washington mystics and Washington Wizards.
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Elena Delle’s WNBA career gives
DELLE DON has been selected as the second overall choice of the WNBA 2013 draft by the Chicago SKY. She was appointed recruit of 2013 and won the WNBA MVP Prize in 2016. After spending four years in Chicago, she was exchanged to the mystics after the 2016 season. While with the Mystics, she won the WNBA championship in 2019 and won her second MVP prize the same year.
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After a series of injuries, notably by missing the 2020 season in the COVVI-19 bubble, she missed the 2024 season after having withdrawn and decided not to sign a one-year Supermax offer from mystics.
For his career, Delle Don has collected an average of 19.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Elena Delle gives the retirement of the WNBA after 10 seasons
