{"id":49704,"date":"2019-06-21T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/how-carlos-boozer-stays-busy-in-his-retirement-from-nba\/"},"modified":"2019-06-21T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T11:00:00","slug":"how-carlos-boozer-stays-busy-in-his-retirement-from-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/how-carlos-boozer-stays-busy-in-his-retirement-from-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"How Carlos Boozer stays busy in his retirement from NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The average NBA career lasts about four years.<\/p>\n

Carlos Boozer, a 1999 Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaat.at Kalé graduate, played in the Association for 13 seasons, spending more time on one of his stops — six years with the Utah Jazz — than most players do in their entire career. <\/p>\n

Still, at the time the two-time NBA All-Star announced his retirement in December 2017, he was just 36, more than two decades away from the age when most people head into retirement.<\/p>\n

The Empire spoke to Boozer by cellphone on Wednesday afternoon about his upcoming camp<\/a>, and the opportunities he’s pursuing now that his NBA career is finished. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n

Q: Your wife, Anishkah, gave birth to Bloom just a couple months ago. You were much younger and probably much busier when you had your three sons. What’s it been like to have another child when you’re not as busy with a professional basketball career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: When I was younger and I was playing in the NBA, during the season I didn’t even get a chance to enjoy every day with my kids. So I missed some time with my boys. They may have school plays or what have you, but now being retired I get a chance to see my older sons everyday, enjoy them and teach them everything. At the same time with Bloom, being 37, it’s a whole different experience than I’ve ever had before because I’m here, I’m retired, I don’t have practice every day, I don’t have to train every day. I get a chance to be at home and watch her discover her hand one week and discover her foot one week. And she’s my first daughter and she’s my wife’s first child as well. So to be able to see the excitement through her eyes has been pretty exciting for me as well.<\/p>\n

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Introducing Bloom Boheme Boozer!!!! At 37 Years Old, I Didn\u2019t Know I Could Fall In Love All Over Again… Then Came Bloom… My Beautiful Wife Gave Me Our Gorgeous Angel!!! Filled With So Many Emotions!!! The Journey For @bloomboheme Being With Us Is A Story Best Told By Her Mom, But Just Know When I Call Her A Blessing, She Is Exactly That!!! And Fellas, She\u2019s Got 3 BEASTY Brothers & One Bad Ass Father To Get Through Before Ya\u2019ll Get A Date!!! FACTS \ud83e\udd23!!! Enjoy As We Flood Your Timeline!!! #HOLDAT \ud83c\udf3a<\/a><\/p>\n

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