WWE Legend Kevin Nash Was Forced To Retire From Basketball

Every WWE fan recognises Kevin Nash as the legendry wrestler who entertained us all in the ring.

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But did you know, this could not have been possible if there was not an incident during Nash’s college days.

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During his university days, Nash was part of the college team and he was good at what he did.

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Nash, during his days as a center for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team going up to block a shot from opposite team.

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But that changed when Kevin got into an altercation with his coach after a match defeat.

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Coach blamed Nash for the defeat and tried to grab his jersey in an angry manner, in response Kevin smacked the coach on the floor.

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This incident made Nash leave the Tennessee university. He tried different American university in hopes to continue his basketball career.

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But it didn’t work and he moved to Europe to play professional hoops. Nash played a few seasons there.

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Soon after that a torn ACL cemented his destiny and made him bid adieu to basketball forever.

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Nash struggled for years trying to find his mark, which he did when he appeared as Steel in WCW.

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