Defensive specialist Bruce Bowen has retired after a dozen National Basketball Association seasons. The 38-year-old American was selected to the all-defensive first team five times while playing for the Spurs from 2003-08, also winning three championships with San Antonio in his eight-year stint there. San Antonio traded Bowen to Milwaukee in the offseason as part of a three-team deal that ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Former San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, long regarded as one of the best and most tenacious defenders in the league, retired from professional basketball on Thursday. The 38-year-old, who won NBA championships with the Spurs in 2003, 2005 and 2007, announced his decision during a news conference in San Antonio. "It's a joyous occasion ...