With the NBA and NHL playoffs in their midst, horse racing’s Triple Crown season underway, and MLB in full swing, some recent news in the WNBA world may have flown under the radar. It deserves more recognition, however, because it’s the retirement of someone who could very well be on the Mount Rushmore of women’s basketball: Tina Charles.
On Tuesday, Charles announced that she was calling it a career after 15 professional seasons, with her final season coming last year with the Connecticut Sun. Her retirement statement read, in part, “Today, I officially announce my retirement from basketball. … I’m at peace with this decision, aligned with what I’m being called to do next, making space for someone else to step in and grow the way I once did.”
