Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala, speaking in front of a sold-out crowd at the JCC of San Francisco on Friday, brushed off a question about his post-NBA future and its implication that he’d be retiring anytime soon. “I’ve still got four or five years left,” he said to applause from the audience. But what…
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