Former NBA player Adrian Griffin announced he would retire from coaching earlier this week. The nine-year NBA veteran had spent the last three years on the staff of Scott Skiles in Milwaukee and Tom Thibodeau in Chicago.

Both had praised Griffin's ability, with Skiles calling him head-coaching material. 

"Coaching is a great aspiration," Griffin said in a phone interview. "But it came down to what is the best thing for me to do as the head of my house and as a husband and a father. I wasn't there. The NBA is a great industry to be a part of, but it's demanding. It's hard to be a full-time husband and father and full-time coach. Something has to give."