DALLAS — The end has officially come for J.J. Barea, the basketball player.
The former Dallas Mavericks guard and member of the 2011 NBA title team said in an interview with El Nuevo Día, an outlet from his native Puerto Rico, on Tuesday night that he is retiring from professional basketball.
Barea, who turned 38 last month, last played in the NBA during the 2019-20 season, the year after he suffered a torn right Achilles. After playing in 29 games — plus appearing in one playoff game against the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA bubble — he re-signed with the Mavericks to play another year, but was waived nine days later. He has since played on professional teams in Spain and Puerto Rico.
