2-time MVP Steve Nash is expected to miss the entire 2014-15 season and possibly will be done for his career. His contract with the Los Angeles Lakes ends after this season and due to more damage to Nash’s back. The Linsanity era in LA may begin sooner than we thought.
Bleacher Report’s Kevin Ding first reported the story.
Nash is expected to be ruled out for the 2014-15 NBA season because of recurring nerve damage in his back, according to league sources.
Nash, 40, had said he expects this 19th NBA season to be his final one. But he has not announced his retirement. Nash has not stated an intention of playing for a team away from Los Angeles and his children, saying in March that he would be done if the Lakers used their stretch provision to cut him for salary-cap savings: “That would be it. I’ll either be back here or I’ll be done.”
Now, Nash might try to dream anew of more rest for a full year and one more shot. But Nash’s body has simply told him that it isn’t up to playing NBA basketball, as much as his words have been telling people that he still loves playing and believes he can contribute if allowed.
Sad news for both the Lakers and Nash. In 2012 Nash joined the Lakers but a broken left leg early in his first season led to damage in his leg, which in turn became nerve damage in his back. Last week, he reinjured his back while he was lifting bags.
