Nicolas Batum announces retirement from NBA after 18 seasons

Longtime NBA forward Nicolas Batum announced his retirement from the league after 18 seasons in a video posted to social media. The video begins with a quote from Batum saying, "After 21 years, it's time for me to go home." The 6-foot-7 forward then enters a gym with his son who asks if it's true that his father is retiring from basketball."Yeah, that's it," Batum says. "I'm done playing basketball." The gym in Pont-l'Évêque, Normandy, had special meaning for Batum, being where he b