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Shaun Livingston Announces Retirement in Emotional Instagram Post

Livingston closed out his 15-year NBA career winning three titles with the Golden State Warriors

The expected has become a reality.

After 15 NBA seasons, Shaun Livingston announced he was hanging up his sneakers Friday in an emotional Instagram post.

While Livingston never directly says he is retiring, it appears to be pretty clear that he has decided to call it a career. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarwoski confirmed the announcement shortly after the post.

Livingston was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He suffered a catastrophic knee injury in 2007, where he dislocated his left knee cap and caused his leg to snap laterally, injuring almost every ligament in that knee.

Livingston's rehab and road back to the NBA took years, but he finally landed with the Nets in 2013 and after playing a season in Brooklyn, he signed with the Warriors and became a key cog in the Dubs' dynastic run.

In five seasons with the Warriors, Livingston helped them win three titles while averaging 5.4 points per game on 52 percent shooting. The Warriors waived Livingston this offseason as they try to remake their roster after five consecutive runs to the NBA Finals.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has said he wants the guard to be a part of the organization after he decided to retire and it appears that time has come.

#RaiseAGlass to a Dubs legend.

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