Chris Mullin still has it

[FreeBird23]

"Wow, these 60 year old guys let themselves go"

[DebVolleyball]

A lot of former pro athletes can't exercise, because of injuries, especially back injuries. Even that 3-point shooting may be extremely painful for them. And if they have slow metabolism, no amount of dieting will stop them from gaining weight! My friend's daddy needs cortisone injections just to play, because of his sciatica

[dhsilv2]

We don't judge people enough or harsh enough. Richmond is just down right unhealthy fat here. And the rest of this is mostly just mumbo jumbo.

No, it isn't. It's biology. Yeah, it's possible that they could be doing a little better, but your appreciation for how aging and sport affect the body could use some work.

If your body is accustomed to a 4500 calorie-a-day diet, it isn't easy to change that. But as you move into a life that isn't cardio all day most days of the weak, that adds weight. And even if you're working out a reasonable amount (but less than you were as a professional athlete), muscle converts to fat as we age.

So even if they're making reasonable efforts, it's quite possible that this could happen anyway. Beyond that, you don't know things like, are they diabetic? Do they have kidney problems? Thyroid issues? Things which aren't entirely uncommon as a result of their situation and age. But even in the absence of that, you're being a bit ignorant and judgmental, tbh, particularly in the absence of any information about their lifestyles or habits.

Hmm that would be a sizable number of metabolic pathways for that to happen.

Yeah muscle literally doesn't covert to fat. Wherever that came from, it needs to go away.

[dhsilv2]

A lot of former pro athletes can't exercise, because of injuries, especially back injuries. Even that 3-point shooting may be extremely painful for them. And if they have slow metabolism, no amount of dieting will stop them from gaining weight! My friend's daddy needs cortisone injections just to play, because of his sciatica

If you eat 0 calories you will waste away to nothing. Not sure what's more insane. Muscle turns to fat or this.