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Lamarchus Oldridge Photo: EPA / JASON COAL
American basketball player Lamarcus Oldridge will officially return to the National Basketball Association (NBA) and join Brooklyn’s Nets, ESPN reports insaideris Adrian Vodzhnarovsky. The 36-year-old power striker played for the team when he was diagnosed with heart problems last season, which forced him to announce the end of his career. This week, after medical examinations, doctors gave Oldridge the green light to return to work, currently signing a $ 2.6 million one-season contract with Nets.
After retiring with heart concerns five months ago, seven-time All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge is returning on a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball tells ESPN.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021
After medical examinations, it was determined that professional basketball would not be life-threatening for Oldridge, so he will be seen on the NBA courts next season. “In the last game I went to the court, I encountered irregular heartbeats,” the basketball player revealed in April. “After the match, my heart rate deteriorated, which worried me a lot. The next morning I told the team and I was taken to the hospital. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever experienced. “
Oldridge was fired from San Francisco’s Spurs last season and joined the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent, becoming a high-value addition to the team. He played five quality games for the Nets, earning acclaim from NBA spectators. The basketball player went home in all of these matches, averaging 12.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. He started the season with Spurs, scoring 13.7 points and 4.5 balls under the baskets in the 21st duel.
During his career, Oldridge has participated in the Star Game seven times and has been voted in the symbolic national team of the season five times. In the 2006 NBA Draft, he was chosen second by the Chicago Bulls, who immediately replaced the 211-centimeter player with the Trail Blazers. From 2006 to 2015, he represented the Portland team, then from 2015 to 2021 he played for the Spurs, but ended his career as a Nets player.
During his career, he played in 1,029 regular championship games (985 in the regular season), spending an average of 34.2 minutes on the court and accumulating 19.4 points and 8.2 rebounds. In 72 “play-off” matches he had 37.1 minutes, 20.8 points and 8.5 balls under the baskets. Oldridge never managed to win the NBA title.
