NBA Rumors: Player Who Once Made Life Difficult For Steph Curry Facing Forced Retirement

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Matthew Dellavedova may be forced to retire due to a concussion
Dellavedova has yet to see action this season
The Cleveland Cavaliers are doing well with Sexton and Garland at the helm

Matthew Dellavedova has yet to record a single minute this 2020-21 NBA season and may never will.

The Australian cager has found it tough to reclaim his spot in the regular rotation of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a concussion he suffered in mid-December may just force “Delly” to call it quits.

At 30 years old, Dellavedova made it clear that he is not ready to call it a career. This is even though he has been struggling for minutes to crack the regular rotation of head coach J.B. Bickerstaff.

The Cavs have been doing well this season with Collin Sexton and Darius Garland manning the backcourt.

Going through the playing minutes that the one-time NBA champion has gotten since returning to the Cavs in 2018, the time has been far from comforting.

The last two seasons saw him playing roughly only 17 minutes, a far cry from the 24.6 he had during the Cavs championship season.

Of course, that trade to the Milwaukee Bucks played a role. He returned to an entirely different Cavaliers team that has been through adversity.

Regardless, he was brought back to provide leadership. But all that could be coming to an end.

According to Joe Vardon of the Athletic, retirement is on the table for Dellavedova. A decision has yet to be made, but the fact that he is experiencing problematic symptoms that are preventing him from performing well during workouts is a concern.

Matthew Dellavedova #18 of the Cleveland Cavaliers Getty Images | Jason Miller

Concussions are serious and something that needed to be treated with caution. Hence, seeing the 6-foot-3 guard retire or take a temporary break until he is ready to play competitive ball looms.

Dellavedova is best known for his big plays during Game 2 of the 2015-16 NBA Finals. With Kyrie Irving out, he held Steph Curry to 0-of-8 shooting and forced the Golden State Warriors star to commit four turnovers.

He followed that up with a surprise 20-point performance in Game 3. The Cavs went on to lose to the Dubs, but “Delly” undeniably established a name for himself with that feat.