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This story has been clarified.?Read below.Amare Stoudemire, who signed a contract?with the?Knicks?to formally retire with them, says he made overtures over the past two offseasons to play for the?Phoenix Suns?but?wasnt getting any positive response.That wouldve been the perfect way to go out, Stoudemire told The Arizona Republic?on Thursday. I didnt want to beg Phoenix. My heart was in two places -- Phoenix and New York. I just went where I was wanted.Stoudemire did not indicate whether he asked the Suns about a similar deal to the one he signed with the Knicks. Stoudemire signed a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with New York on Tuesday before announcing his retirement.That wouldve been a heck of a way to finish, he told the Republic. I wasnt just going to keep knocking on someones door that wasnt going to answer.Stoudemire, 33, averaged 18.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in 846 career games over 14 seasons for Phoenix, New York, Dallas and Miami, the first eight of which were for the Suns.The 6-foot-10 forward/center was a six-time All-Star and an All-NBA first-team selection in 2006-07, forming one-half of a formidable pick-and-roll duo in Phoenix with point guard Steve Nash.Im at peace with it because I gave everything that I had, Stoudemire told the newspaper. It took a while. The game is such a beautiful game. I was truly in love with it, but there were no teams who needed my position.Stoudemire was also named the 2003 NBA Rookie of the Year after entering the league directly from high school.They brought back?Jared [Dudley] and Leandro [Barbosa], my boys, Stoudemire said of the Suns. That wouldve been a heck of a way to finish. I wasnt just going to keep knocking on someones door that wasnt going to answer.I love my fans in Phoenix. Most of my high times and highlights were in Phoenix. I put forth the effort to finish my career in Phoenix, but it wasnt well-received.Information from ESPN staff writer Ian Begley was used in this report.A July 29 story on ESPN.com mischaracterized Amare Stoudemires intent to close out his career with the Suns. Cheap Air Max 270 China . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. Nike Air Max 270 Sale Outlet . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. http://www.airmax270outlet.com/ . 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