Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash may be at the end of his career after being diagnosed with a back injury that will force him to miss the 2014-15 NBA season, but he will go down as one of the best floor generals in league history.
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Nash, 40, has battled a bad back and other injuries for years and the latest setback suggests the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player may have played his final game, though he has not yet officially announced his retirement. Here's a look at five of Nash's more memorable assists:
Amar'e Stoudemire asked Nash for an assist during the 2005 Slam Dunk Contest, and the Canadian obliged by using his soccer skills for a memorable dunk:
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Nash teamed with Shaquille O'Neal in 2008 after a midseason trade with the Miami Heat brought Shaq to the desert. Here's a memorable through-the-legs pass for a dunk against the Lakers:
Here's Nash hooking up with slam dunk-extraordinaire Jason Richardson with a no-look pass for a reverse dunk:
Had to get one of Nash running the patented pick-and-roll with Stoudemire. They were arguably the best pick-and-roll duo since John Stockton and Karl Malone:
Just for proof that Nash has eyes in the back of his head, here he is somehow finding Grant Hill for a three-pointer on a pass that would be impossible for anyone else:
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