Kevin McHale, who went from Hibbing High School to the University of Minnesota to an outstanding 12-year career with the NBA's Boston Celtics, says a recurring problem in his left ankle may force him to retire this year.

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McHale, 34, has a year left on a contract that is reportedly worth more than $3 million annually. But an ankle injury that has been bothering him for a year and a half never really came around the way he had hoped. He has ruled out further surgery.

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