Overview
- Polonara, 34, announced his retirement Monday in an Instagram post after months spent testing a return.
- In a Sky Sport interview Tuesday, he said work since January revealed limits, including trouble dribbling with his right hand.
- He said he published the post before boarding a flight and even surprised his wife with the timing.
- Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in June 2025, he had a September 25 bone marrow transplant from a roughly 90% matched American donor and later spent about ten days in a coma after complications.
- He hopes to stay in basketball, possibly as a coach, and departs with titles in Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Lithuania, including the 2025 championship with Virtus Bologna and a long run with Italy’s national team.