MANILA, Philippines -- Former PBA Most Valuable Player Kelly Williams has announced that he is retiring from basketball.
Williams, 38, said on his social media accounts that he is announcing his retirement "with gladness and sadness." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kelly Williams on Sep 7, 2020 at 12:01am PDT
"Thank you PBA for giving me access to your stage for 14 seasons and to the great fans who supported me during my time. I gave my all when I put Pilipinas and my teams on my chest and I hope you felt that," he added. The Filipino-American forward was the No. 1 overall pick of Sta. Lucia in the 2006 PBA Rookie Draft. He went on to win Rookie of the Year honors, and helped the Realtors win the 2007 All-Filipino crown.
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