Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge says he endured “one of the scariest things” in his life in his final game, playing with an irregular heartbeat which has since forced him to retire.

He called time on his 15-year NBA career on Thursday, five days after suffering heart problems playing for Brooklyn against the LA Lakers.

The 35-year-old forward only joined the Nets as a free agent 13 days earlier.

“It is time I put my health and family