vashti1999
10-17-2005, 04:27 PM
Allan Houston to announce retirement from the Knicks
Allan Houston has scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference today to announce his retirement.
Houston, who has appeared in just 70 games over the past two seasons due to chronic knee pain, was the last Knicks’ player still on the roster from the team that reached the NBA Finals in 1999.
Houston, 34, spent 12 seasons in the NBA including the last nine with the Knicks. He finishes with a career average of 17.3 points including a 19.3 ppg., average in 63 playoff games. Houston was to earn $40 million over the final two years of his contract.
Allan Houston has scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference today to announce his retirement.
Houston, who has appeared in just 70 games over the past two seasons due to chronic knee pain, was the last Knicks’ player still on the roster from the team that reached the NBA Finals in 1999.
Houston, 34, spent 12 seasons in the NBA including the last nine with the Knicks. He finishes with a career average of 17.3 points including a 19.3 ppg., average in 63 playoff games. Houston was to earn $40 million over the final two years of his contract.