While it was expected to be officially announced at the end of this season, Los Angeles Lakers Point Guard, Steve Nash has officially announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association. Born in South Africa, but raised in Canada, Nash was lightly recruited and played collegiately at Santa Clara. Nash would open eyes by making Santa Clara relevant in the West Coast Conference, but overall he was relatively unknown when entering the 1996 draft, so much so that the fans of the Phoenix Suns were upset that their team drafted him 15th overall. Nash would have to uneventful seasons in…