“Today I have decided to leave behind this sport that has shaped a large part of my identity, something that has guided me since my first steps. I have accomplished incredible things, created unforgettable memories and made friends for life. But I have also experienced some of the darkest periods of my life. So much so that instead of building me up, it has started to destroy me.”.
This is what was written on December 15, 2022 Tyrell TerryAt just 22 years old, and after a final tryout in Germany, the former Mavericks and Grizzlies player announced his retirement from the field, suffering from panic attacks upon his arrival in the NBA.
Twenty months later, the 31st pick in the 2020 Draft is doing better, and the Popular du Centre announces that he will resume his career with CSP Limoges, saved in extremis from bankruptcy. It is a gamble for both parties since the French club, limited by its means, is forced to try shots, while Terry has not played in an official match for two years, and it was with the G-League team of the Grizzlies.
The future revelation of Betclic Elite?
” When the opportunity to recruit Tyrell Terry for CSP arose, we had to look into it. The point guard position in European basketball is essential, and in the current configuration of the team, we needed a playmaker capable of making the team play but also getting into defenses, scoring, creating. That's Tyrell's game.” explains Crawford Palmerthe club's new sporting director. “He is an intelligent player – and man – and I am confident that he will adapt quickly to the European game and to life in France. He is already in good physical shape and, once he gets back into the swing of things, he could be a real revelation for the Betclic Elite.”
A few months after his retirement from the field, Terry confided in his depression and his relationship with his father. “I had made it. I had done everything my parents wanted me to do. I got into Stanford. I was rich, but I didn’t feel fulfilled,” he wrote. “I knew at that point that I was doing it, in large part, for them. And then my dad didn’t even come around anymore… Whether it was my fault or not, whether it was my mental health or not, I would say I failed in the NBA. I accept that. I had the talent, but it’s not what drives me, it’s not what fulfills me.”
