Two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne is hanging up her sneakers. Delle Donne announced her retirement Friday in an Instagram post, calling it, "The right thing for me right now."
In her retirement post, Delle Donne, 35, called leaving the game "one of the hardest parts of my career." She added that her body made the decision before her mind accepted it.
Delle Donne leaves the game with a long list of accolades. She excelled in the WNBA immediately, winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2013 after going No. 2 overall to the Chicago Sky in the draft. Delle Donne made the All-Star team in each of her first three seasons, winning her first MVP ...
