{"id":17268,"date":"2021-09-04T13:20:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T08:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=17268"},"modified":"2021-09-04T12:17:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T07:17:19","slug":"nets-re-sign-aldridge-five-months-after-heart-scare-prompted-nba-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/nets-re-sign-aldridge-five-months-after-heart-scare-prompted-nba-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets re-sign Aldridge five months after heart scare prompted NBA retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York, Sept 4 (AFP\/APP):LaMarcus Aldridge is back with the Brookly Nets, who said Friday they had signed the seven-time All-Star five months after a heart scare prompted him to retire from the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>                  Aldridge said in a Twitter statement in April that he was ending his 15-year NBA career after experiencing an irregular heartbeat in multiple games.<\/p>\n<p>                  He called one of the episodes &#8220;one of the scariest things I&#8217;ve experienced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  The 36-year-old, who was the second overall selection in the 2006 NBA draft, has averaged 19.4 points and 8.2 rebounds to earn seven All-Star nods playing for Portland, San Antonio and Brooklyn &#8212; where he had signed in March.<\/p>\n<p>                  In his five games with Brooklyn last season Aldridge averaged 12.8 points on 52.1 percent shooting from the field, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 blocks.<\/p>\n<p>                  ESPN reported that Aldridge had been cleared by multiple doctors &#8212; including independent and Nets-affiliated physicians &#8212; to resume his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, Sept 4 (AFP\/APP):LaMarcus Aldridge is back with the Brookly Nets, who said Friday they had signed the seven-time All-Star five months after a heart scare prompted him to retire from the NBA. 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