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Michael Beasley ‘Heartbroken’ His NBA Career Ended At 30

Former second overall pick in 2008, Michael Beasley, spoke to NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe in a recent interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast about his NBA career.

Beasley admitted that it is difficult to see players older than him still playing at an elite level in the NBA, despite not playing in the NBA since the 2018-2019 season.

When Beasley came out of Kansas State, he drew comparisons to Kevin Durant, who was drafted the year before him and is still playing and being named to All-Star games.

Beasley described it as “heartbreaking” as he thinks about what could have been if he reached his potential in the NBA.

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He is still playing basketball, just not in the NBA, as he is part of the three-on-three BIG3 league owned by famous actor/musician Ice Cube. Beasley has been named BIG3 MVP twice and has also won a championship with the Chicago Triplets.

Beasley is focused on raising his kids and living his life, and said this when asked what he has been up to lately, “trying to raise my kids. Just playing, just going to the gym, hooping, paying $1,500 a month for a phone bill ’cause, you know, I got that many of them.” 

“I don’t care about this social media s—-. I don’t care about these podcasts or these Big3s. I was just—I was just happy being depressed about not being in the NBA.” 

Sam Lanier

Senior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication at Arizona State University

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