Breaking News: Jason “White Chocolate” Williams retires
Less than two months after signing a free-agent deal with the Clippers, Jason Williams announced his retirement today from the NBA. Penciled in as Baron Davis‘ primary backup with the new-look Clips, the 10-year vet has career averages of 11.4 points and 6.3 assists. J-Will came over to L.A. from Miami, where he won an NBA championship as the Heat’s starting point guard in 2006. He’s been battling knee injuries in recent years, and had vastly changed the style that made him a highlight-reel fixture in his early years with the Kings and Grizzlies. “White Chocolate” came into the League as part of the same rookie class as Vince Carter, Paul Pierce and Dirk Nowitzki, but early in their respective careers, it was J-Will who made the most immediate splash. Check out his best work below:
September 26th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
philajewel says:
I pari!!!
Damn, he was young. What happened?
September 26th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Coop says:
Alright Satan, you’ve had your fun. You can stop messing with the Clippers now.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Peter R. Casey says:
Damn, I feel old.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Farouq Obama says:
Dunked something vicious once on the Jedi Mario Elie …….real talk that mash was nasty
September 26th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
ctkennedy says:
a talent we never got to truly see cause no coach would just let him go
September 26th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Derek Zoolander says:
Yea, this is one of the first guys to retire that makes me say, man, I’m old. I just watched a few of his youtube mixtapes earlier this summer, too. I figured he’d be a quality backup to Boom Dizzle; wonder what the Clips are going to do now?
Hard to believe he only played 10 years. Makes me feel a little better, haha.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
George W Kush Sr says:
Damn, for real.
Feeling old, ditto.
September 26th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Top_Gun says:
Vince Carter who made an immediate splash…since he was put on the starting line up from the beginning.
September 26th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
kobeef says:
Weird that he would sign a free agent deal and retire a couple of months after. I bet this was one of those “we are going to cut you – or you can retire – you decide”
September 26th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Dennis Castro says:
I’d be interested to see him in an And 1 game. Give The Professor the business. You know he still has moves out the ass…
September 26th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
The saint says:
Best pg ever….and yeah im black
September 26th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Ashlov says:
He wasn’t a huge contributor for the Heat, but he did help us win the chip. If he would have been healthy the past few years, we would have seen a different player. Good luck, J-Dub.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
craig990 says:
Gonna miss “white chocolate”
Guy was pretty good!
Handles crazzzzy!
September 26th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
weezy f says:
it is a sad day in basketball =(
September 26th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
dagwaller says:
Part of why I fell in love with basketball was the team first attitude and individual flair that Jason Williams exemplified. RIP (his career).
September 26th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
analord says:
oh no….
I hope this is a practical joke by the basketball god…
Jason Williams was fun to watch in his hey days,however erratic he was… the stuff he pulled in game situations is just insane…great handle, incredibly skilled, he makes u want to spend the extra hours working on ball handling…
and please, someone talk to JWill and change his mind, he’s got a least a few more years in his tank….
September 26th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
analord says:
that play against Utah @ 1:55 to me is still jaw-dropping after all these years…a fake pass in the air, fake 3 guys out big time and threw a dime right down the middle…i’m sure each and everyone of us got our own favorite JWill play, to me that was it…
September 26th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Dennis Castro says:
He did my boy GP dirty on that crossover. The Glove looked like The Mitten on that play…
September 26th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
jimmhumm says:
dang nobody reppin west virginia in the L now.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
kermit the washington says:
everyone’s pretty much said it…but DAAAANG I feel OLD…never thought I’d see the day when White Chocolate was a 10 year vet with bad knees! What the…even that highlight reel looked like it was from NBA Inside Stuff
September 26th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
thomasmmm says:
what was his career assist-to-turnover ratio, btw?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnW07d062g
September 27th, 2008 at 12:00 am
2 Easy says:
Heres the funnier thing. Of some of the names in that class who woulda thought White Chocolate woulda got a ring before Dirk, PP and Wince? I mean rewind like 5-6 years when the Mavs were the NBA’s Colts (Pre Superbowl) and the Celts were constantly battlin Jersey for the east finals and the Raps where a turnaround away from the conference semis and then signed the dream makin everyone think championship? Ah Jwill I love the shoot first, shoot second, shoot some more and then when i think their playin too much d pass lmao not to mention the ridiculousness that was his handle and who could ever forget his beef wit that reporter. U aint writin nothin, u aint writin nothin homeboy. Ah The poor clippers, will they ever catch a break?
September 27th, 2008 at 12:00 am
johnsacrimoni says:
I was a huge fan of J-Will and the Kings back in the day. He had some of the sickest shit I ever saw in my life. And yeah, Analord, if that’s not my favorite it’s at least top 3.
September 27th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Blue says:
I hated J-Dub back in the day…the kings and the lakers used to have it out man!!! but i loved him with the heat. he wasn’t the same white chocolate that he was with the kings, but every now and again it’d come out. i can’t believe he was only in the L for 10 years. it looked like he was playing on 50 year old legs out there at times while he was with the Heat. one of the most exciting players in the L for sure…
September 27th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Amar says:
interesting to see him retire so soon . . . he was only 11,546 assists away from supplanting Stockton’s mark on the league record books.
good ballhandling? yes.
good point guard? up for debate . . .
September 27th, 2008 at 1:27 am
the_don_mega says:
this dude was wicked with the rock!!!
used to love Rick Adelman’s expression everytime he throws up a long one right after crossing midcourt!!!
i have to admit though…
i really liked those Kings teams hat he was in…
just so damn fresh…
and the move to Memphis really killed charisma…
September 27th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Magnifico says:
White chocolate…. does anyone pull out the sh*t that he does? Behind the back elbow pass? Get outta here…
Plus that crossover on the Glove? Sweet…
September 27th, 2008 at 2:07 am
Quest??? says:
why did he retire???
September 27th, 2008 at 5:09 am
wowzers says:
why would he sign a deal so soon and then retire? doesn’t make sense. dude was still young, and he used to be so talented.
September 27th, 2008 at 5:10 am
yoda says:
i dont think he quit because he would be cut. guess hes knees are in real bad shape. and guess he decided its better to stop now, while he can still walk without problems, then to push him self for few more dollars, and end up with plastic knees and cane. respect to that.
but, as most if you said before, i too feel old. can you imagine that jazz drafted williams and that he played way he played in sacto? i think sloan would end up in hospital after first game
September 27th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Milk Lady says:
Fantastic!!!
He is really handsome in the video.He seems to have a personal account at a tall dating club __tallloving.com___with his pictures and blog. He is so popular there. I’ve been there for day, it seems the girls are not hard to hook up.
September 27th, 2008 at 8:05 am
boogey banger says:
I remember sitting in a bar after my squad got lit up in the park rec league and we were all depressed and we saw JWill do the elbow pass in the frosh/soph game on tv and immediately we were all laughs
Here’s one for you – I’m not trying to be a bitch about that loss a decade later but the other squad had guys that played D1 ball for years, what are you doing playing in a city park rec league when we have a pro/am league in the city. That’s some ol big fish in a small pond type shit
September 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
dagwaller says:
Lololol@thomasmmm’s video. I think it’s hilarious when mixes have bad music in the background. I think even J Will himself woulda changed the channel from that.
September 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Mark says:
thomasmmm~ 2.77 career (2.18 at SAC)
Still one of the flashiest players who energized the game. That elbow pass was quite possibly the best pass I’ve ever seen, period. Never thought he’d have a ring at the end of his career, but I put the blame on the Mavericks. Thanks for the memories White Chocolate.
September 28th, 2008 at 7:51 am
josh tha roc says:
“i don’t give a damn, ill play with a beach ball”…classic.
September 28th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
MJAX says:
That dude was/is str8 sick with the “rok”…. Was it me or did a large majority of the hy lites seem to be on Mike Bibby though!?!?
September 29th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Andy says:
now he can smoke weed full time
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
rico says:
HEADLINE:
J-WILL SIGNS WITH KINGS FOR 08-09 SEASON ! FANS OVERWEALM TICKET OFFICE WITH REQUESTS FOR SEASON TIX !
WAKE UP………..DAMN, I WAS HAVIN’ A B-DREAM…..THOSE WERE THE DAYS, WE THOUGHT THEY’D NEVER END…….IT’S OVER! PEACE OUT
January 14th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
valleyboy says:
Let it be. I grew up with Jason. He was never a quitter. All the long years of us guys wanting him to hang out and do something different than b-ball, Jason never stopping working on his game. He was obsessed with the game. I admire him for that. I understand why he is quitting. Hey, he got paid! He can now live his life. He is just a country boy that could handle a rok. I’m glad he made it out of the valley and did something with his life. See ya in the valley soon jay.
June 5th, 2009 at 1:59 am
filmmaker says:
I fell in love with the NBA due to that fantastic Sacramento Kings team with him as the most exciting player among a few other greats.
About him winning a ring before those other players mentioned of his draft year, what about him winning a ring before all those teammates he had at the time, especially Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic. Let alone that Hedo Turkoglu might be the other one who could win a championship (although the Magic got washed tonight in game 1 of the finals so his chances may be slim).