Martell Webster has undergone three back surgeries in four years, and though he’s been a successful role player throughout nine NBA seasons and is just 27 years of age, the injuries he’s endured already have him considering retirement once his current contract is finished.
Webster remains mindful of the back injuries’ effect — both for his career and the long term — and he decided last spring that he doesn’t envision playing professional basketball much longer.
“I know this game is probably not going to be the healthiest thing for me if I try to stretch it out as much as a possibly can,” Webster told The Post Thursday. “So I intend to really give everything I got for these last three years of my contract and probably walk away from this game so I can be healthy.”