Tracy McGrady Works Out With Kobe While Eyeing Possible NBA Comeback

Tracy McGrady reportedly worked out with Kobe Bryant to "test his body" in preparation for a potential NBA comeback.

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Last time we had heard from Tracy McGrady, he was hanging up his cleats and retiring from a short-lived baseball career that fizzled out as quickly as it began. And with that brief foray into another pro sport we thought that McGrady was just trying to fill the void left for many athletes after their careers are over (after all they retire from a sport they've been playing since grade school).

But now it seems that McGrady is interested in testing the waters for a potential comeback to the game where he built his name. That's because it's been reported that McGrady worked out with Kobe for three days to "test his body" on it's readiness for a potential NBA comeback.

As of now there would still have to be several hurdles cleared to make this a reality. First, his body would have to hold up. Second, he's contractually obligated to be involved in a "basketball tour" in China where he remains a cult figure since partnering up with Yao Ming from 2004-2010. The tour would fall in October, which is a seemingly critical month for any player prepping to make an NBA team. Third (and this is a big one) some team's GM would actually have to care.

McGrady also told Yahoo! Sports via email that "The comeback will not happen, unless I have the drive whenever I get back." Though we'd like to see that happen, we're realists. At best he'd be a twelfth man/glorified coach. And even though we love to watch old timers remind us of our youth, sometimes it's best just to watch their videos on YouTube and (try) to stop living in the past.

[via Yahoo]

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