NBA reacts to LaMarcus Aldridge retirement

Current and former NBA players are showing LaMarcus Aldridge love after he announced his retirement from the NBA due to an irregular heartbeat.

Players including Donovan Mitchell, CJ McCollum, Nikola Vucevic and Rudy Gobert all took to Twitter to share their reactions to the news.

McCollum:

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🙏🏽🤝 https://t.co/NDJ98nGVu4

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 15, 2021

Mitchell:

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🙏🏾 https://t.co/gDxuMMygDD

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 15, 2021

Gobert:

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🙏🏽 https://t.co/PnVHeRm2eu

— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) April 15, 2021

Vucevic:

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One of the toughest match ups I had to face! Congratulations on an amazing career! Enjoy family time… https://t.co/1wNKwK5iJ7

— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) April 15, 2021

Danny Green:

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Legendary run my brother! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/oCAzEzRLdk

— Danny Green (@DGreen_14) April 15, 2021

Isaiah Thomas:

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Hall of fame career and even better person!!! Salute to you killa @aldridge_12 🙏🏾 https://t.co/fACGNaidkU

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) April 15, 2021

Jamal Crawford:

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@aldridge_12, the realist I've ever met. We played together 1 season, and you would think we've known each other for decades. Your " star" stature never changed you. You never looked at yourself like that, you were just "LA". I always loved that about you. My brother for life. 🙏🏾 https://t.co/UKTZyDNKNw

— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 15, 2021

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Legendary!! 🙌🏾 https://t.co/cgaZVHaPN2

— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) April 15, 2021

Quentin Richardson:

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Blessings to @aldridge_12 on a great career! Wishing you and your family the best homie!! 🙏🏾💯

— Quentin Richardson (@QRich) April 15, 2021

Aldridge played 15 seasons (1,029 games) in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs and Brooklyn Nets.

He had career averages of 19.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

The 35-year-old was a seven-time All-Star and made five All-NBA teams.

Aldridge is one of only 25 players in NBA history with 19,000+ career points and 8,000+ career rebounds, per StatMuse.

In NBA history, he currently ranks 47th in points scored (19,951), 62nd in total rebounds (8,478) and 68th in blocks (1,140).