But that’s what 21- year - old aj griffin has reportedly chosen as the next step in his career. · aj griffin shocked fans by retiring from basketball at 21 , revealing his reasons for stepping away from the game. · for many star athletes, reaching the top league in the world is their main goal in life. Then sanders released a wonderful, honest, human video at the players ’ tribune explaining exactly what’s going on. · as had previously been reported, the 21- year - old was seriously considering retirement, citing undisclosed personal and family-related reasons. · speaking this week in a video post to his youtube page, the ex-atlanta hawks forward griffin revealed why he recently made the seemingly sudden decision to retire from the nba at just 21. · and that makes it even more shocking to hear that a player who is only two years into his pro career would willingly decide to hang up his boots. · until today, no one really knew what those issues were. Larry sanders has shocked the sports world with his announcement that he will be walking away from both the nba and $ 21 million of guaranteed money that is left on his contract with the. That news came in mid-september, three months. But aj griffin says he has a higher calling and quit the nba this week at just 21 years old.
