Well, here’s something interesting.
Seven-time NBA All-Star and two-time scoring champion Tracy McGrady announced his retirement from the NBA last August after a 16-year playing career, but he’s not done with sports altogether. In fact, he’s apparently considering giving baseball a try.
Sources w/the @SL_Skeeters tell me that Tracy McGrady is eyeing pro baseball as a pitcher. CLocked at 91 MPH. Working out for 2 months.
— Randy McIlvoy (@KPRC2RandyMc) February 1, 2014
I am also told that Tracy McGrady's workout routine has been 2-3 times/wk throwing & working some w/Roger Clemens. @SL_Skeeters #hounews
— Randy McIlvoy (@KPRC2RandyMc) February 1, 2014
For what it’s worth, ESPN announcer and former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy said during a broadcast last night that he was hearing the same thing.
While this is a surprising story on the surface, maybe it shouldn’t be. McGrady played baseball in high school and has said that the game was his first love growing up. Of course, his fallback plan worked out pretty well. McGrady is also an investor in a minor league team in Biloxi, Mississippi which is set to debut in 2015.
McGrady, who stands at 6-foot-8, will turn 35 in May. It should be an interesting story to follow at the very least.